Rebellious, provocative and unapologetic. The Young British Artists crashed the 90s art scene, making Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and others household names. This is their story.
A series of 6 Arts Documentaries, fronted by supermodel, actress and Cambridge Arts graduate, Lily Cole. Lily gets unprecedented access to some of today's most revered and successful contemporary artists. In the name of Art; she navigates the desert with 'wrap' artist Christo, learns the art of boomerang throwing with Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco, models for a nude portrait for Contemporary artist Fiona Banner, has a drawing lesson with the sculptor, Antony Gormley, touches down in Monaco for Marc Quinn's latest exhibition and paints pictures with the doyenne of celluloid film, Tacita Dean. These intimate portraits of artists at home and at play show a side to them rarely seen before. Largely observational documentary in style, there are also contributions from high profile curators, collectors and art commentators; from Ralf Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery to Germaine Geer and, champion of public art, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Our citizen space accommodates a large number of artistic manifestations that account for the way in which their authors interpret the context in which they are immersed. Living Art is a series of 10 chapters that seeks to be the reflection of the views of those who through art pay new ways of interpreting the world but above all to share their interests, their passions as well as their likes and dislikes which are a fundamental part of his inspiration, thus focusing on his human side.
While making Simon Schama’s History of Now, Simon met several of the most influential contemporary artists working in the world today. In this series of extended interviews, Simon meets Ai Weiwei, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Margaret Atwood, to uncover the personal motivations behind their work and activism, their sense of why art matters, and their unique perspectives on the state of the world today.
Artist Sir Grayson Perry visits Silicon Valley to explore how AI and robotics will shape the future, in a series that raises profound questions about what it is to be human.
A documentary split into two episodes about the contemporary art scene in Milan, through various themes: museums and private galleries; famous artists, gallerists, and collectors; institutional places and the underground scene.
The first series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, "Art in the Twenty-First Century" is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions. "Art in the Twenty-First Century" airs on PBS and online in the U.S. Full episodes are available to watch on Art21.org and YouTube.
Behind the closed doors of a museum, famous paintings lead lives of their own. This short film series playfully reimagines masterpieces from across the history of art through humorous reenactments. From gaming and heartbreak to gossip, nothing is too wild to stay within the frame.
Five masters of Italian art and culture give a masterclass inside Rome's MAXXI museum, telling their own story in their own words: the craft, the creative process, and the beginnings, encounters and setbacks behind the work.
Yan Fei has a boyfriend, but when he meets Hai Qing, they instantly click. After an unfortunate event, they lose contact, but neither can forget the other.
Painter of the Wind is a 2008 South Korean historical television series starring Moon Geun-young and Park Shin-yang. Based on the bestselling historical fiction novel by Lee Jung-myung that took artistic license with the premise that perhaps the Joseon painter Shin Yun-bok had really been a woman, it centers on Yun-bok, a talented young painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father's murderer. She meets Kim Hong-do, a master painter who guides her into becoming a great artist, and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple. The drama has won numerous awards, including the Asian TV Series Special Award at the 2010 Shanghai Television Festival and the silver award at the 2010 Houston International Film Festival, while actress Moon Geun-young received the grand prize at the 2008 SBS Drama Awards, as well as Best TV Actress at the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards and 2008 Grimae Awards for her role.
Ye Zi, a Chinese art student, and Xiang Zeyi, an oil painting major, whose first love is shattered when Zeyi leaves without explanation. Years later, now a successful manga illustrator, Ye Zi is confronted by Zeyi’s return and his confession, forcing her to choose whether to reignite their love or move on.
The series depicts the relationships and lives of a group of five art school students. This is a live-action television drama based on the manga and anime series with the same name.
Si Qing, a materialistic loan officer, and Jing Chen, a traditional craftsman, start off at odds, but an impulsive marriage proposal on a lonely winter solstice pulls them into an unexpected journey where love, conflict, and growth begin to unfold.
Kang Woo is a talented college student who is studying the fine arts. Strange things begin to happen when his girlfriend, Wol Ha, and a few friends come to visit him at his family's mountain cabin.
A group of university friends navigate academics, friendships, and romance as they deal with the ups and downs of campus life.
Every year many British tourists flee from their dull weather, but some find themselves far away from the climate they craved. Instead they become caught up in extreme and life-threatening weather events. These are their stories.
Filmmakers and musicians visit Canada's national parks.
Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves is a television programme broadcast on BBC Three. Presented by Chris Crudelli the documentary series travels around the Far East exploring different martial arts and learning the secret skills and knowledge of the 'Grandmasters'. The series investigates aspects of each different martial art by filming the masters demonstrating their style and skills. There is one series of 10 episodes. Each episode focuses on a mix of different martial arts and masters and shows Crudelli taking some martial arts and tricks to the streets, in a style similar to street magic. The opening narration states Crudelli is a master of combat and esoteric energies. An edited version was broadcast in the United States in half-hour segments as Mind, Body & Kickin' Moves on FSN.
History Bites was a television series on the History Television network that ran from 1998-2003. Created by Rick Green, History Bites explored what would be on television if the medium had been around for the last 5,000 years of human history. Typically, a significant historical event was chosen and mock news, sports and entertainment programming was created around it. Each episode included several segments of Green offering historical background of the episode's chosen era and otherwise showed frequent shifts from one comedy sketch to another representing a channel-surfing viewer who never watched any one sketch for more than a few minutes at a time. Reruns of History Bites are currently being shown on History Television and The Comedy Network.