AVAILABLE NOW: ROBERT DE NIRO, SR.: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND WRITINGS: 1942-1993
Published by Rizzoli Electa, this is the first monograph to explore the work of American painter and poet, Robert De Niro, Sr. (1922-1993). This lavishly illustrated book brings together De Niro's paintings, prints and drawings as well as a selection of his poetry and never-before-published writings. Essays by noted scholars and curators Susan Davidson, Robert Storr and Charles Stuckey, and artist Robert Kushner, along with an illustrated chronology that includes unpublished photographs and ephemera, explore the depth and breadth of the artist's oeuvre. Readers will grasp the innovation, creativity and conviction of Robert De Niro, Sr. and the passion with which he lived until his final days.
To purchase the book: www.rizzoliusa.com
92Y - October 7, 2019 - Robert De Niro in Conversation with Robert Storr: My Father, the Artist
Robert De Niro, Sr. debuted his abstract paintings at Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of This Century gallery in 1945, alongside the work of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. His own work continued to evolve over the next five decades. Join actor Robert De Niro in an intimate and moving conversation with art historian Robert Storr as they discuss the first monograph to fully explore his father’s artistic oeuvre. Robert De Niro, Sr.: Paintings, Drawings, and Writings: 1942–1993 reproduces over 100 artworks with essays on varying aspects of his work. De Niro will share his own recollections of his father’s personal and professional achievements as a committed and gifted artist and poet. Recorded on October 7, 2019 at 92nd Street Y.
TRAILER FOR REMEMBERING THE ARTIST: ROBERT DE NIRO, SR. Premiered at Sundance 2014 and HBO June 2014. Full documentary now available on HBO NOW and HBO GO.
Art movements are powerful. So powerful, they can obscure great artists that don't fit the genre. The artist's only hope is to be "rediscovered" after death. Such was the case for one painter whose work was returned to the spotlight by the man who knew him best, one of the world's most famous actors, who also happened to be the artist's son.
Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. was directed by Perri Peltz and Geeta Gandbhir; produced by Perri Peltz; edited by Geeta Gandbhir; director of photography, Rudy Valdez; music by Philip Glass; art advisor, Megan Fox Kelly; supervising producer, Sara Bernstein; executive producers, Jane Rosenthal and Sheila Nevins.
More information at rememberingtheartist.com
ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL: Panel discussion at Aspen Ideas Festival, June 29, 2014, following a screening of Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. Moderated by the film's producer/co-director, Perri Peltz. Panelists: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of Tribeca Productions, and Megan Fox Kelly, art advisor to the Estate of Robert De Niro, Sr.