White Cube

dir. Renzo Martens/The Netherlands, Belgium/2020/79 min.

A fascinating and at times extremely powerful examination into who benefits, and at what cost, from the success of art. Dutch filmmaker Renzo Martens’ provocative new documentary ”White Cube” is a heartfelt film that veers between anger and frustration before ultimately succeeding as a story of an artistic campaign that bears productive fruit. Set over a period of several years, with Martens himself a central character for chunks of the film, it asks plenty of questions and astutely comes up with some viable answers.

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projection time:

79 min.
country/year:

The Netherlands, Belgium /2020
director:

Renzo Martens
pictures:

Renzo Martens
production:

Pieter van Huystee / Pieter van Huystee Film, Inti Films
awards :

2020 – IDFA Amsterdam

sections:

Fetish and Culture
contests:

Chopin’s Nose Award
tags:

activism ecology economy human rights art