Eva Hesse

Although her life was cut short by cancer in 1970, acclaimed artist Eva Hesse battled through anxiety and loss to become one of the most influential artists of her generation. Brought to America from Nazi Germany at the age of two, Hesse helped to establish the postminimalist movement through her pioneering use of unconventional materials such as latex and fiberglass. This moving new documentary portrait relies heavily on her voluminous journals, many of which are archived at Oberlin College, as well as archival and contemporary interviews with such artists as Richard Serra, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, and Dan Graham. (108 mins., DCP)