SummerFILMS | HERB & DORTHY
The Vogels are an endearing couple, who redefine what it means to be an art collector. Swimming upstream in an art world saturated with wealth and fame, over forty years Herb and Dorothy Vogel built their impressive collection on the modest salaries of a postal clerk and a librarian. Staying true to themselves and to their eye, they chose each piece for one simple reason: they liked the way it looked. With a keen, early instinct for an artist's potential, their collection of over 4,000 pieces is now valued in the millions - and it all fit in their one-bedroom apartment. This improbable and delightful portrait is interlaced with anecdotes from Chuck Close, the Christos, James Siena, and other now-famous art-world luminaries. Documentarian Megumi Sasaki casts new light on what it means to be truly rich. (USA, 87 min. Unrated)

"Megumi Sasaki's warmhearted celebration of these adorable do-gooders cements their significance to the art world and introduces them to the rest of us." - Village Voice

Date:
08/16/2009 - 08/17/2009
Time:
8:00 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30 pm.
Location:
Paepcke Auditorium
Phone:
(970) 920-5770
Admission:
$12