Screening

About Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Rating:

R R

Year Released:

2006

Genres:

Drama

Metadata:

Directed by Steven Shainberg

Featuring award-winning actors Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey, Jr., and Ty Burrell, Steven Shainberg’s fictionalized account of the early career of the photographer Diane Arbus (Kidman) traces her artistic and personal transformation. However, it goes beyond biography to create a surrealistic modern-day fairy tale.

Gallery Talk
Arbus in Focus
January 18 – Sunday – 2:00–2:30 pm
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor. Nan Brewer, the IU Art Museum’s Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will discuss three works by the iconic photographer Diane Arbus, including an early fashion image (produced in collaboration with her husband Allan Arbus) and two mature works that reflect her distinctive “snapshot” aesthetic.

The programs are presented in partnership between the IU Art Museum and IU Cinema and are sponsored by Marsha R. Bradford and Harold A. Dumes. The talks and films are free and open to the public.