Con Artist
Documentary Films

Performance Schedule

Sat, Jun 5 - 9:15AM @ Triplex #3
Sun, Jun 6 - 11:15AM @ Beacon Cinema

Description

 

Director: Michael Sladek

Cast: Mark Kostabi, Bill Clinton, Jeff Koons, Michel Gondry, Dennis Miller, Pope Benedict XVI, Ann Magnuson, Robin Leach, Maury Povich, Glenn O’Brien, Gary Indiana, Baird Jones, Daze, Nick Zedd, Robin Byrd, Wichy Hassan, Donald Kuspit, Mike Cockrill, Molly Barnes and many more

USA (2009) 87 min

CON ARTIST is a dark docu-comedy excavating America’s craving for fame via one of it’s most outrageous addicts. “Business artist” Mark Kostabi employs an attention-getting process of hiring others to conceive of and make art which he signs and sells in mass quantities worldwide. While overt self-promotion made him famous and rich during the 1980s economic boom, he was soon rejected by the industry whose cravenness he reflected. Today Kostabi is obsessed with regaining his former celebrity by becoming a game show host while looking for love through fame. “An entertaining reverie on the concept and addictive nature of celebrity” - Variety

Berkshire premiere

Filmmaker in attendance

 

Price

$10