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Unstoppable: Sean Scully And The Art Of Everything - which is transmitting as part of the Arena strand - follows abstract painter Sean Scully, one of Britain’s richest artists, for a year around the world.

From Washington to St. Petersburg and Mexico City to Berlin, the film travels with the artist to 15 different exhibition openings in the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries - a journey that culminates in a major show at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.

Now, at the age of 73, Scully opens up about his unique experiences, spanning 55 years in an often hostile art world, describing with rare frankness how he built his reputation, from a childhood on the streets of Dublin and London, penniless and at times homeless, to being among the world’s most successful artists, with studios in multiple countries.

The documentary exposes the workings of the art machine, how reputations are made and broken, and the links between wealth, taste and social conscience against the vagaries of fashion and taste. This film is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of an artist, whose force of personality, single-mindedness, persistence and his utter disregard for criticism and rejection has helped drive him from obscurity to wealth and acclaim.

Unstoppable: Sean Scully And The Art Of Everything was commissioned by Mark Bell for 大象传媒 Arena and Directed by Nick Willing and produced by Michele Camarda of Kismet Film Company.

Pictured: Sean Scully painting in his studio in Mooseurach

Publicity contact: CR3