Make Me Famous

Tickets for this special screening are $10 and $7 for Modern members, available at the museum’s admission desk or online here.

Directed by Brian Vincent, 2021
NR; 93 minutes

“Everyone see this movie...the conceit of this picture, [and] what has indeed sold it so successfully to audiences, is how its protagonist is ultimately a surrogate, a blank upon which we can project the full spectrum of desire and dread that circulates through creative ambition like the lifeblood of culture.” —Carlo McCormick, ARTFORUM

This documentary is a madcap romp through the New York art world of the 1980s via the colorful career of painter Edward Brezinski, who is hell-bent on making it. What begins as an investigation into Brezinski’s mysterious disappearance and legacy becomes a sharp, witty portrait of New York City’s downtown scene, creating an irresistible snapshot of an unknown artist that captures the spirit of an iconic era.

100% on Rotten Tomatoes and The #3 Top Grossing Art Documentary of 2023 in Limited Release behind Anselm and Close to Vermeer.