{"id":449071,"date":"2023-12-15T23:40:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/?p=449071"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:40:33","slug":"jr-and-robert-de-niro-are-working-on-a-documentary-about-the-actors-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/entertainment\/jr-and-robert-de-niro-are-working-on-a-documentary-about-the-actors-father\/","title":{"rendered":"JR and Robert de Niro Are Working on a Documentary About the Actor\u2019s Father"},"content":{"rendered":"

French artist JR has had quite the year. From installing work amidst the Pyramids of Giza to transforming the facade of Paris’ Opera Garnier, each of his projects are monumental in scale, but touch on deeply intimate subject matter. <\/p>\n

His upcoming project is no different. Unveiled at the latest Art Basel in Miami Beach, the elusive French artist spoke with acclaimed actor and Tribeca Film Festival co-founder, Robert De Niro, about how they’ve been working in tandem to create a documentary on the actor’s late father, Robert De Niro Sr.<\/p>\n

Recognized for his largely gestural compositions of daily life, De Niro Sr. is hailed as a key member of the New York School of painters, alongside visionaries, such as Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. He recently was the subject of a 2019 monograph by Rizzoli, which chronicled his 50 year career in the arts and poetry.