TROUBLEMAKERS - THE STORY OF LAND ART
Cert TBA
72 mins
BBFC advice: TBA
I reckon that the 1960s would have been the greatest time to be a young adult because anything seemed possible.
Mrs W disagrees because she sees it as an era when women were held back and expected to stay at home with the kids.
She's got a point. Even the heroes of Troublemakers - The Story Of Land Art are men.
But, in my opinion, the likes of Michael Heizer, Walter De Maria and Robert Smithson could have only gained fame given the barrier-breaking background of the late 60s and early 70s.
James Crump's documentary chronicles their ground-breaking work in literally making art from landscapes.
In other words, they deliberately broke away from the constraints of the gallery system, carving what they saw as a revolution out of rock.
Crump's film includes contemporary footage of the key exponents of land art and current interviews with those who were part of the in-crowd.
I found it engrossing because it opened up a sphere of the arts of which I knew very little.
But, sadly, I was left wanting to fill a gap left by the lack of interviews with key players who are still alive, notably Heizer. It seems that they wanted to be mysterious in their hey-day and feel the need to remain so.
In addition, this film is more of a tribute than a neutral biopic so objectivity is questionable
Reasons to watch: enlightening doc on a subject which was new to me
Reasons to avoid: lacked up-to-date interviews with the key players
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6.5/10
Star tweet
Who'd have thought a film about #LandArt would have a mainstream audience, let alone a score of 89% here http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/troublemakers_the_story_of_land_art_2016/ …
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