Art of France. Episode 3, This is the modern world / produced and directed by Tim Dunn
- Published
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2017.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (51 minutes)
- Additional Creators
- Dunn, Tim, Graham-Dixon, Andrew, British Broadcasting Corporation, and BBC Worldwide Ltd
Access Online
- Language Note
- In English.
- Summary
- Following on from the popular The Art of ... strand, The Art of France reads the nation's history and character in its sculptures, paintings and palaces. From the art of absolute power in the 18th century through to the modern philosophies bound up in impressionism, art and history are merged to enlightening effect. Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon unlocks the connection between the unification of France and the art of absolute power (reflected in the Palace of the Versailles) and the cult of personality and the French Revolution. The series concludes with impressionism (Picasso, Corbusier, Sartre), an artistic movement which emerged at a time when France was struggling to decide which way to turn. In this final episode, Andrew begins with the impressionists. He plunges into one of the most wildly creative periods in the history of art, when France was changing at a rapid pace and angry young artists would reinvent how to paint, finding their muses in the bars, brothels and cabarets of belle epoque Paris and turning the world of art on its head. Monet, Degas and friends launched a febrile conversation about the role of painting in the modern world that would pave the way for just about every modern art movement of note, from the cubists to the Fauves, from the surrealists to the existentialists and from conceptual artists to the abstract expressionists.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- Duration
- ["00:50:23"]
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file
- Note
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 19, 2019).
- Participant/Performer Note
- Presenter, Andrew Graham-Dixon.
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