Encounters - The Meeting Of Asia And Europe 1500 - 1800 | DVD | (20/10/2004)
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| RRP Documentary looking at the exchange of ideas and art between east and west following Vasco de Gama's arrival in India, in 1492, until 1800. Exploring both the western fascination for the exotic materials of the east, and the eastern interest in European technologies, the documentary considers the artistic, religious and diplomatic dimensions of this cross-pollenation in cultures. Also features discussions between Victoria and Albert Museum curators Amin Jaffer and Anna Jackson, as well as wri...
The Eye - Anthony Caro | DVD | (01/04/2005)
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| RRP Part of the series of interview-based profiles examining the work of contemporary artists. This volume looks at the sculptures of Anthony Caro, whose groundbreaking work in the 1950s and 1960s created a new language for sculpture internationally.
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Art Lives: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec | DVD | (15/09/2009)
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| RRP Henri Toulouse-Lautrec is the great chronicler of the Belle Epoque and Montmartre's nightclub district in Paris. Close to his motifs, the dwarfish son of a wealthy aristocrat led his short, excessive life as an artist. Using placards and lithographs he depicted the debauched world of Paris cabarets and brothels using only minimal lines and colours. His famous graphic work is the subject of this film. Scenes from Huston's Moulin Rouge, archive footage of the original locations, a Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition at London's Royal Academy and interviews with artists, critics and collectors together provide revealing insights into the artist's life. Art Lives, from Arthaus, is a powerful and arresting series of documentaries on artists and art movements released for the first time on DVDin the English language.
The Eye - Karl Weschke | DVD | (18/12/2006)
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| RRP Thriller in which a weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb and they are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby Sara left alone on board. Sara's mother Amy must contend with her aqua-phobia as well as the group's increasing desperation, as the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of...
The Eye - Anish Kapoor | DVD | (31/01/2005)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling contemporary artists. This volume looks at the ambitious work of sculptor Anish Kapoor, focusing on his vast piece 'Marsyas', created for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.
The Eye - Yinka Shonibare | DVD | (15/12/2005)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of the painter, photgrapher and installation artist Yinka Shonibare. Influenced by the culture of Nigeria, Shonibare discusses his use of textiles, and his interest in themes such as nationality and identity, post-colonialism and the global economy.
The Eye - Mona Hatoum | DVD | (07/09/2005)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of Lebanese-born artist Mona Hatoum, who initially created work using performance and video installations, and who has since moved towards sculpture. Hatoum discusses her interest in the themes of individual and national identity, and her use of often surprising materials in her work.
The Eye - Marc Quinn | DVD | (30/10/2005)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of the sculptor Marc Quinn, who is best known for his casts taken from parts of his own body, the most famous being 1991's 'Self', which was filled with nine pints of his own blood. Quinn discusses his work and the themes of mortality, nature and science, and impending death which preoccupy him.
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Art Of Faith | DVD | (01/12/2008)
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| RRP Art of Faith is a visually sumptuous series filmed in HD exploring the art and architecture of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The three hour-long episodes, presented by John McCarthy, visit many of the greatest and most significant religious building of the world.
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The Saatchi Gallery 100 | DVD | (15/05/2004)
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| RRP Documentary looking at 100 of the most important artworks held in the collection of art entrepreneur Charles Saatchi, featuring works by Sarah Lucas, Gary Hulme and Richard Billingham.
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The Eye - Mark Wallinger | DVD | (15/12/2005)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of the eclectic artist Mark Wallinger, who works with sculpture, video and installations.
The Eye - William Turnball | DVD | (23/09/2005)
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| RRP William Turnbull is one of Britain's most distinguished sculptors and painters. In the late 1940s he studied art in London and then spent time in Paris, and ever since he has rigorously explored a limited number of archetypal forms as well as the fundamentals of art's languages. Over more than fifty years William Turnbull has returned again and again to the head and the mask, to the standing figure and the horse, as well as to possibilities of pared-down, often monochromatic painting. His sim...
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Turner And Venice | DVD | (30/04/2007)
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| RRP Documentary coinciding with the Tate Gallery's 2003 exhibition of JMW Turner's Venetian paintings and watercolours, created during his 1819, 1833 and 1840 trips to the Italian city. Curator Ian Warrell, historian David Laven and poet Andrew Motion discuss Turner's work.
The Eye - Julian Opie | DVD | (15/06/2006)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the distinctive work of the artist and portraitist Julian Opie, who is known for his use of deceptively simple and visually striking designs across a variety of different mediums.
Islamic Art At The V&A | DVD | (28/08/2006)
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| RRP London's V&A has one of the world's finest collections of Islamic art from the Middle East. Among its 10,000 objects are the Ardabil Carpet made in 16th-century Iran, one of the largest and finest carpets in existence, and an exquisite rock crystal ewer from 11th-century Egypt. From the summer of 2006, these treasures will be displayed in a dazzling new gallery conceived to increase awareness and appreciation of Islamic art.This DVD offers two films, the first film following the creation and ...
The Eye - Stuart Brisley | DVD | (18/12/2006)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of the physical performance artist Stuart Brisley, who has recently embraced sculpture and installation work, as well as beginning to explore the possibilities of the world wide web. Using archive photographs, this profile investigates Brisley's themes of collaboration and community, and what it means to be human.
The Eye - Hamish Fulton | DVD | (18/12/2006)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of the celebrated 'walking artist' Hamish Fulton, who uses text, photography and graphics to document his demanding walks in many parts of the world.
The Eye - Michael Landy | DVD | (16/09/2005)
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| RRP Michael Landy acknowledges that he will probably always be known as 'that bloke who destroyed all his belongings'. In his 2001 artwork Break Down he publicly and systematically shredded, dismantled and demolished everything that he owned. 'I'm always trying to get rid of myself,' he says, 'so that I can move on. And then I end up always coming back to the same themes... I guess I'm a creature of habit.'In this film profile Michael Landy reflects on Break Down and on his other complex and ambi...
The Eye - Gavin Turk | DVD | (28/08/2006)
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| RRP Part of the interview-based documentary series profiling major contemporary artists. This volume looks at the work of sculptor Gavin Turk, notable for his works 'Her' and his engaging waxwork 'Pop', which visualises himself as punk icon Sid Vicious.
The Eye - Gary Hume | DVD | (15/06/2005)
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| RRP Part of the series of interview-based profiles examining the work of contemporary artists. This volume looks at the paintings of Gary Hulme, who uses aluminium surfaces as his canvas.
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