The Artist Profile Archive presents a new documentary, Present History, on acclaimed contemporary artist Robert Longo, directed by Sophie Chahinian. The film, told in the artist’s own words, captures insights into Longo’s current exhibition A History of the Present and shares the artist’s vision for his future while discussing his upcoming inaugural exhibition at Pace Gallery. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Robert Longo and Sophie Chahinian, founder of The Artist Profile Archive, moderated by Christina Strassfield, Museum Director/ Chief Curator. Excerpts from the film make up a shorter documentary that is now on view in Longo’s exhibition.
Film run time: 35 minutes followed by 30 minute Q&A
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Robert Longo
Robert Longo (b. 1953) is a New York-based artist, working across drawing, painting, sculpture, and film to create visualizations of power, protest, and hope. His large-scale, labor-intensive charcoal drawings form a searing portrait of our time. Robert Longo lives and works in New York and is represented by Pace Gallery and Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.
Photo: Robert Longo Studio