Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan (1996)

Unlike any art movie you've ever seen, Making it in Manhattan is informed 'entertainment' about the people who make contemporary art. Artists, collectors, and dealers bring to life the art capital of the world, New York, as it plunges into the 21st Century. Presenting a cross-section of artists, the film discusses inspiration, aesthetics, and the meaning of success. With Louise Bourgeois, Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Neil Jenney, Elizabeth Murray, Ashley Bickerton, Gary Simmons, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Rirkrit Tiravanija, St. Clair Cemin, Ivan Karp, Jay Gorney, Matthew Marks, Jerry Saltz, Herb & Dorothy Vogel, and others. From abstraction to figuration, from installation to conceptual art, from the privacy of the doctor's office to the posh gallery opening, Making it in Manhattan captures the reality of a special world. Music by Tom Waits, Don Braden Ryuichi Sakamoto, George van Eps, Piero Umiliani with Chet Baker.

The movie Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan, released in 1996, features 12 songs from artists like The Don Braden Quartet, Alex McCabe, George Coleman Jr., Essiet Okun Essiet, Benny Green , David Sellai and Chris Maybach and Chet Baker and The Piero Umiliani Big Band. What is your favorite song from Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan?

Songs from Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan

Cool and Funky

Father Time

The Don Braden Quartet

Amsterdam After Dark

Alex McCabe, George Coleman Jr., Essiet Okun Essiet, Benny Green ,

Just Another Sucker on the Vine

What Comes Up

The Don Braden Quartet

Green LuLu

David Sellai and Chris Maybach

Triste

Eternal Triangle

The Don Braden Quartet

Kay's Fantasy

Smog

Chet Baker and The Piero Umiliani Big Band

New York At Night

The Don Braden Quartet

LuLu