Independent Lens The Cool School (Season 9, Episode 24)
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TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary

Independent Lens

The Cool School (Season 9, Episode 24)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary

The Cool School is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a ...See moreThe Cool School is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists, including Ed Kienholz, Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Wallace Berman, Ed Moses and Robert Irwin. The Ferus also served as launching point for New York imports, Andy Warhol (hosting his first Soup Can show), Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein as well as leading to the first Pop Art show and Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective. What was lost and gained is tied up in a complex web of egos, passions, money, and art. This is how L.A. came of age. Written by Anonymous See less

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
Eve Babitz Self Self See fewer	Envoyez les violons (1988)
John Baldessari Self Self See fewer	Baldessari Sings LeWitt (1972)
Larry Bell Self Self See fewer	The Jack Richard Smith Documentary: A Portrait of an Artist
Billy Al Benston Self (as Billy Al Bengston) Self (as Billy Al Bengston) See fewer	Strange Behavior (1981)
Edmond Bereal Self Self See fewer	Space Age (1992)
Irving Blum Self Self See fewer	Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (1964)
Jeff Bridges Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Big Lebowski (1998)
Charles Brittin Self Self See fewer	Undressed: The Mini-Series (2014)
William Claxton Self Self See fewer	Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)
Donald Factor Self Self See fewer	Universal Soldier (1971)
America Ferrera Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Barbie (I) (2023)
Sonia Gechtoff Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Frank Gehry Self (as Frank O. Gehry) Self (as Frank O. Gehry) See fewer	Miles Ahead (2015)
Hal Glicksman Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Peter Goulds Self Self See fewer	JANZ: In the Moment (2020)
Elyse Grinstein Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Stanley Grinstein Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Henry Hopkins Self Self See fewer	Philip Guston: A Life Lived (1981)
Dennis Hopper Self Self See fewer	Easy Rider (1969)
Walter Hopps Self Self See fewer	The Painter Sam Francis (2008)
Robert Irwin Self Self See fewer	A Few Things About Robert Irwin (2017)
Ivan Karp Self Self See fewer	An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Craig Kauffman Self Self See fewer	Yoga/Pilates Workout System (2001)
David Lafaille Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
David Meltzer Self Self See fewer	November (I) (2004)
Ed Moses Self Self See fewer	The Characters (2016)
Shirley Neilsen Blum Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Jim Newman Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Peter Plagens Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Ken Price Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Vivian Rowan Self Self See fewer	The Cool School (2008)
Edward Ruscha Self Self See fewer	This Is the End (2013)
Dean Stockwell Self Self See fewer	Quantum Leap (1989)
Andy Warhol Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blue Movie (1969)