Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story

Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story

85 mins | Documentary | Oct. 30, 2021

Over six decades, Richard Demarco CBE, the Scottish artist and iconic promoter has brought 1000s of artists to the Edinburgh Festival and launched the careers of some of the most famous names in contemporary art. Yet today, Demarco struggles to make ends meet and is out of favour with the modern art wold. The film discusses how art has been commodified in society by dominant forces. How can society remedy the absence of art in the lives of those who feel excluded? Demarco wants to put this right before his final breath!

Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story

85 mins | Documentary | Oct. 30, 2021

Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story
Over six decades, Richard Demarco CBE, the Scottish artist and iconic promoter has brought 1000s of artists to the Edinburgh Festival and launched the careers of some of the most famous names in contemporary art. Yet today, Demarco struggles to make ends meet and is out of favour with the modern art wold. The film discusses how art has been commodified in society by dominant forces. How can society remedy the absence of art in the lives of those who feel excluded? Demarco wants to put this right before his final breath!
Producers
Original title Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story
Directors Marco J. Federici
Writers

Cast

Richard Demarco

as Himself

Brian Cox

as Himself

Nicolas Serota

as Himself