Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006
“You open the door and you go in and climb out the window and you see something else.”
Synopsis
Super 8, 16mm film, and video transferred to HD video (six-channel projection, color and black and white, sound). Like many artists, Frank kept diaries and scrapbooks, which provide a window into his interior life. Similarly, the raw footage used in this installation sheds new light on Frank’s artistic process, stitched together by Israel and Bingham in a way that evokes his restless gaze and declamatory voice, at once comical and melancholy. He journeys between his homes in New York and Nova Scotia; the open roads of the United States and Canada; and urban landscapes, including those of Beirut, Cairo, Moscow, and his native Switzerland. Frank makes timeless the most fleeting of pleasures: a warm bath and a steaming tea kettle, a glimpse of his wife June Leaf in her studio, or the play of sunlight on his hand. — Museum of Modern Art
Release History & Theatrical Window
Museum of Modern Art. New York, U.S.
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Alex Bingham, Laura Israel
- Original Title
- Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 10m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alex Bingham, Laura Israel
Robert Frank
Department Leadership Roster
Alex Bingham
Director
Laura Israel
Director
Robert Frank
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006 about?
Super 8, 16mm film, and video transferred to HD video (six-channel projection, color and black and white, sound). Like many artists, Frank kept diaries and scrapbooks, which provide a window into his interior life. Similarly, the raw footage used in this installation sheds new light on Frank’s artistic process, stitched together by Israel and Bingham in a way that evokes his restless gaze and declamatory voice, at once comical and melancholy. He journeys between his homes in New York and Nova Scotia; the open roads of the United States and Canada; and urban landscapes, including those of Beirut, Cairo, Moscow, and his native Switzerland. Frank makes timeless the most fleeting of pleasures: a warm bath and a steaming tea kettle, a glimpse of his wife June Leaf in her studio, or the play of sunlight on his hand. — Museum of Modern Art
Who directed Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006?
Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006 was directed by Alex Bingham, Laura Israel.
Who stars in Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006?
The principal cast of Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006 includes Not specified.
When was Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006 released and how long is it?
Robert Frank's Scrapbook Footage, 1970–2006 was released in 2024 with a total runtime of 10m.