Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s

1989 · 45 min · ★ 9.0

A wide-ranging look at pictures I collect on my walls and in my head. A look at pictures I concoct with my students at the San Francisco Art Institute, and objects d’art collected by those whose picture is taken by my picture-taking machine.

Directed by George Kuchar

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