Powerful New Pat Steir Documentary Showcases Intrepid Painter’s Rich Mind

When making an artist documentary, there’s something to be said for just letting the subject talk at length, and so it seems appropriate that the artist Pat Steir is allowed to speak for almost the full runtime of Pat Steir: Artist, Veronica Gonzalez Peña’s new film about her.
Over the course of the documentary, which releases on Tuesday for rental on streaming services, the 82-year-old artist, intrepid as ever, dishes on the status of women in the art world, offers insight in