Film Screening and Q & A: "Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle"

Thursday, April 24, 6 – 7 pm

Key to the Riddle is a fascinating look at Forrest Bess, one of America’s most notorious cult visionaries - a man who believed that art could save his life. Using Bess’s own words (in letters to art dealer Betty Parsons and art historian Meyer Schapiro, and others) the book and documentary trace the life and logic of this forgotten artist and explain how a love of beauty and a desire for wholeness lead Bess to self-surgery to become a hermaphrodite and, ultimately, a mental hospital. Key to the Riddle producer Chuck Smith will introduce the film and answer questions following the screening. www.neuberger.org