Shock of the New (foto subculturearchive.tumbir.com) The Shock of the New (1982) A Classic Eight Part Documentary that Offers A Comprehensive View on the Development of Modernist Art in its Cultural Context. It Focusses Mainly on Painting and Sculpting but Pays Some Attention to Architecture as Well. The Documentary is Presented and Narrated by the Art Critic Robert Hughes, Whose Views on Modernism Have Left an Unmistakable Stamp on the Film. It was Originally Aired by the BBC. http://www.ubu.com/film/hughes.html The Shock of the New (1): The Mechanical Paradise Published 14 mrt 2014 Wanted Robot This Video is For Educational Purposes Only. Traces How Developments in Technology Inspired Art between 1880 and the End of WWI, Leading to Movements like Cubism and Futurism. Reacties https://youtu.be/J3ne7Udaetg The Shock of the New (2) The Powers that Be Pubished 14 mrt 2014 Wanted Robot This Video is For Educational Purposes Only. Hughes Explores the Interplay between Art and Politics, Seeing How Artists were Affected by the Development of Mechanised Warfare and Ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Reacties https://youtu.be/3JEx6CDW6-o The Shock of the New (3) The Landscape of Pleasure Published 14 mrt 2014 Wanted Robot This Video is For Educational Purposes Only. The French Artists … Meer lezen over UBU Web Film & Video | Robert Hughes (1938 – 2012) – The Shock of the New (1982)