New Blue - ACE295.2

VO on meeting Manny Farber and later purchasing his painting, New Blue. The painting on the wall of Paul Schrader’s apartment. Details of the painting. Farber’s VO on "termite art", and on various aspects of the painting and its history; captions superimposed read "I’m setting up a relay system from one object to another"; "How to make objects and spaces talk to each other"; "There is a chatter going on between objects". Photograph of Farber standing in front of the painting. The painting on Schrader’s wall. Photograph of Schrader and family with Farber. Caption: "Termite art goes always forward with no sign the artists has any object in mind other than eating away the boundaries of his art" 1962. Farber’s signature, 5/93. Credits.