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BBC documentary on surrealism (part 3)
Robert Hughes’ history of Modern Art from Cubism to Pop and the Avant-Garde The popular art history sequel to the BBC’s Civilization series, picks up at the threshold of the 20th century. It is written and presented by Robert Hughes, art critic and senior writer for Time. Hughes draws on a wealth of documentary materials from the archives of the BBC, including rare footage and interviews with noted artists. The range of major figures includes Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, le Corbusier, Maz Ernst, Francis Bacon and Jackson Pollock. Episode 4: Trouble in Utopia German visionary architects such as Scharoun, Finsterlin, Luckhardt, Taut planned their Wagnerian dreams with glass palaces in the Alps, as did Italians such as Sant’ Elia and Chiattone. Then, Bauhaus and the functionalist faith-Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, le Corbusier, and the worldwide spread of the glass-box international style, with their concomitant social programs and delusions. The great myth of the architect as social legislator culminated in the town plans of le Corbusier, the speculations of Buckminster Fuller and came to an end in the strange wasteland of Brasilia.
Written Transcript Available Here: www.boomothebean.com Smalee-Boom-Body and Boomo the Bean, the official G-rated shock value mascots, open up Pandoras box to sum up the main principles of G-rated shock value in this video here – launching it as an official philosophy, precisely on Easter Sunday. In some places its a bit dark, but at least it doesnt get quite as bad as Swift’s, A Modest Proposal. No doubt it can be compared to the Manifesto of Surrealism, but thankfully its much shorter. Im sure it contains the most dangerous G-rated ideas ever, but theyre G-rated, so theyre probably not worth worrying about. They could infest our entire culture and I dont think anybody would complain. Its like complaining about Jim Varneys Ernest character. Still, I sure think it would be neat if someone could one day make G-rated shock value a household word. Part 1 contains the first three sections. Three more follow in Part 2. At least I didn’t make a 10 part video like the Communist Manifesto one that inspired my picture here. I know the Waiting For Superman movie that’s coming out soon addresses the woes of the public education system, but I actually think G-rated Shock Value is the solution to those woes. Our culture needs to be changed for our education system to be changed, and G-rated Shock Value can definitely have an impact on culture if used properly by the right people (which immediately excludes me). Someone else needs to refine G-rated Shock Value so that it can live up to …
BBC documentary on surrealism (part 4)