RB Kitaj is one of the world's most admired living artists. In 1994, the largest exhibition of his work opened at the Tate Gallery, London, before moving to the...... more
RB Kitaj is one of the world's most admired living artists. In 1994, the largest exhibition of his work opened at the Tate Gallery, London, before moving to the Metropolitan
Museum, New York and the
Los Angeles County
Museum. This is the first time Kitaj has agreed to be filmed. In an exclusive interview he discusses work, sex, marriage, Jewishness and death with disarming honesty. His life is the subject of his art and this life has taken him from small town America to whore-houses in Havana; from cafes in Vienna to the homes of
Hollywood stars. His work encompasses subjects as disparate as the Holocaust, baseball, Degas and John Ford. For the last 30 years, Kitaj has lived in England. "I'm a Londoner and I'm homesick for America every day of my life".
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