Art of the Western World
Art of the Western World is a documentary series presented by Michael Wood, exploring magnificent masterpieces of the Western world in their cultural and historical settings. The series consists of eighteen episodes, each of which focuses on the artistic contributions of one period in the history of the West, from Ancient Greece to the late 1980s. From the classical ideals in Greek and Roman antiquity, through the Renaissance, to the postmodernism of the late 1980s, the series provides a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
| Episode 18 - New, Newer, Newest |
With many of the rules tested and discarded, the art world has become international. Art is now accessible to everyone to create and appreciate.
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| Postmodern art Postmodern art is a body of art movements that sought to contradict some aspects of modernism or that emerged or developed in its aftermath. In general, movements such as Intermedia, Installation art, Conceptual Art and Multimedia, particularly involving video are described as postmodern. |
| This is Modern Art This is a six-part documentary series presented by Matthew Collings, telling the story of Modern art from Picasso to Damien Hirst. |
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