German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the rigid structures of then-popular minimalism, a male-dominated movement. Hesse’s complicated personal life encompassed not only a chaotic 1930s Germany, but also illness and the immigrant culture of New York in the 1940s. One of the twentieth century’s most intriguing artists, she finally receives her due in this film, an emotionally gripping journey with a gifted woman of great courage.
Credits
Eva Hesse Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Selma Blair
She was 43, now 51 years old
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as Eva Hesse (voice) |
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Patrick Kennedy
He was 38, 42 years old when he died
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as Sol Lewitt (voice) |
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Bob Balaban
He was 70, now 78 years old
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as Wilhelm Hesse (voice) |
Eva Hesse Crew
