Loving Art, Hating Art (4-piece)
Why must we keep quiet in museums? Why should we admire a pair of broken metal rods that have been screwed together - just because this object happens to be found in a museum? Why is every other artist the "best of her (or his) generation"? And what is the origin of such judgments?
Anyone loves art may hate it as well - as the Berlin journalist Nicole Zepter has discovered. Her book Kunst hassen (Hating art) is the result of a passionate, critical impulse. Zepter conducts a provocative debate with the art world: straightforward and candid, but affectionate nonetheless. No one dares to ask any more what makes good art. Except Nicole Zepter, that is.
From an unconventional, daring, and at times spontaneous point of view, Nicole Zepter reflects in the four-part documentary "Kunst lieben - Kunst hassen" (Loving Art - Hating Art) on art and on the art business, as well as on the experience of appreciating art. She reveals her love for art, but also criticizes and interrogates, making pointed and humorous observations. This documentary risks an uninhibited, provocative look at the art world, and engages in a search for beauty, truth, and clear language. Nicole Zepter’s inner monologue is complemented by conversations with museum attendance, gallery personnel, and museum visitors in various European cities.
"Loving Art, Hating Art" poses questions to the art market, to museum personnel, to art dealers, art fair organizers, and artists. Nicole Zepter gives voice to the skepticism of people who are uncomfortable with the art world, sometimes without knowing exactly why. She encounters great devotion, great love - and gets a few answers as well. In particular, she finds answers to the question of the value of art today.
