Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada is a 1993 documentary film written and directed by Tom Neff about the avant-garde artist Beatrice Wood.
The documentary details the life and work of the artist Beatrice Wood, particularly her experiences as one of the members of the art movement known as Dada during the 1910s. It also recounts friendships with Marcel Duchamp and Henri-Pierre Roché whose book, and subsequent film Jules and Jim, was no doubt inspired by ...
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Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada is a 1993 documentary film written and directed by Tom Neff about the avant-garde artist Beatrice Wood.
The documentary details the life and work of the artist Beatrice Wood, particularly her experiences as one of the members of the art movement known as Dada during the 1910s. It also recounts friendships with Marcel Duchamp and Henri-Pierre Roché whose book, and subsequent film Jules and Jim, was no doubt inspired by the relationship between the three of them, but actually based on a later relationship between Roché, Helen Grund and the German writer Franz Hessel.
Various art consultants, artists, and owners of art galleries who have exhibited Wood's art consulted on the film and were interviewed.
The film, shot in 16mm, premiered on March 3, 1993 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, California to coincide with Wood's 100th birthday. According to the Los Angeles Times, guests that celebrated Wood's birthday and viewed the film included Danny DeVito...
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