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 focusses 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 later 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.
Two episodes will be presented every week online
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Episode 17: The Aftermath [25:52 min]
The Abstract Expressionist movement established New York as a centre for the visual arts. Works by Pollock, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and the sculptor Oldenburg are examined.
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Episode 18: New, Newer, Newest [26:06 min]
With many of the rules tested and discarded, the art world has become international. Art is now accessible to everyone to create and appreciate.
