Art Documentary Film Series Concludes With 'Brillo Box (3¢ Off)'

From the City of Palm Desert: Palm Desert’s Public Art Documentary Film Series celebrates its 2018 season finale on Thursday, April 19, at 6 p.m., with a free screening of Brillo Box (3¢ Off).

In 1969, Lisanne Skyler’s parents bought an Andy Warhol Brillo Box (3¢ Off) sculpture for $1,000. An exact replica of a shipping carton for Brillo soap pads, Warhol’s Brillo Boxes were at first dismissed by the art world. But 40 years later, with Warhol’s reputation as a contemporary-art visionary long secured, the same piece sold for more than $3 million at a record-breaking Christie’s auction. Blending a humorous family narrative with Pop Art history, the film explores the ephemeral nature of art and value, and the decisions that shape a family’s history. Mara Gladstone, Associate Curator at the Palm Springs Art Museum, will be the evening’s post-screening featured speaker.

The documentary film series is presented by the City of Palm Desert Public Art Department and the University of California, Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center. Films screen the third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at UCR Palm Desert, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive.

Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. For more information, please call the Palm Desert Public Art Department at 760-837-1663 or register online here.

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