Alison Chernick

Alison Chernick is a New York based writer/director and filmmaker.[1][2]

Chernick's first documentary was on contemporary artist Jeff Koons titled, The Jeff Koons Show. [3] Her second feature-length documentary on artist Matthew Barney, titled Matthew Barney No Restraint,[4] premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2006 and was acquired for theatrical distribution by The Weinstein Company. She founded the production company Voyeur Films[5] in 2006.

Diagram of an Artist: Roy Lichtenstein was commissioned by the Tate Modern for its 2013 exhibition Lichtenstein: A Retrospective.

The Artist is Absent, a short film on designer/artist Martin Margiela, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015.

Chernick's documentaries have been screened at various museums around the world, including the five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA, and the Walker. She is the recipient of the Patricia Highsmith-Plangman Award. She has written for the Sundance Channel, Showtime, Sci-Fi, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, and National Geographic. Her commissioned short films often center around themes of art, fashion, gastronomy, and healthcare. In 2010, Chernick was signed for global commercial representation.

References

  1. ↑ "Skip the Popcorn". New York Times. November 21, 2006. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Ken (21 January 2007). "Portrait of wild artist is a model of restraint". Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ↑ The Jeff Koons Show for Rainbow Media
  4. ↑ Matthew Barney No Restraint
  5. ↑ Voyeur Films

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