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Manet – The Man Who Invented Modern Art

Manet – The Man Who Invented Modern Art

Manet is one of the main candidates for the title of the most important artist there has been. As the reluctant father of Impressionism, and the painter of Dejeuner sur l’herbe, he can probably be accused of inventing modern art. But his story is fascinating on many other levels.
As a piece of compelling biography, Manet’s [...]

March 14, 2011 Art 0 Comments

Infamy: A Graffiti Film

Infamy: A Graffiti Film

Infamy: A Graffiti Film is an intense journey into the dangerous lives and obsessed minds of six of America’s most prolific graffiti artists. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Doug Pray (“Hype!” and “Scratch”) who teamed up with writer, publisher, and graffiti guru Roger Gastman, the movie takes you deep into the world of street legends Saber, [...]

February 19, 2011 Art 1 Comment

Imagine… It’s The Surreal Thing

Imagine… It’s The Surreal Thing

Imagine… takes a personal and dream-like journey from Sigmund’s Freud couch (where the story of Surrealism began) to the exhibition of ‘Surreal Things’ at the V&A.
Alan Yentob explores the history of Surrealism and its legacies, making the case for the Surrealist conviction that the world is ‘an immense museum of strangeness’.

September 20, 2010 Art 0 Comments