The Alternativity
The Alternativity chronicles a project by British street artist Banksy and Hollywood director Danny Boyle to stage a nativity play at a hotel in Bethlehem, near the West Bank wall. In the storied city of Bethlehem, Banksy fin...
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Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature
Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature explores the intimate and awe-inspiring relationship between art, artists, and nature. The film focuses on landscape art and the careful ways in which artists arrange and engage with...
A Brief History of Graffiti
To many, graffiti may seem like a modern form of petty vandalism. A Brief History of Graffiti, however, explains why that descriptor is wrong on all counts. Art historian Dr Richard Clay explores the scribbles humans have car...
The World’s Most Expensive Stolen Paintings
Art critic Alastair Sooke investigates the shadowy world of art heists. Although 47,000 pieces of artwork are reported missing every year, only high-profile cases are publicised in the media. Many cases remain engulfed in mys...
Art Sleuth
Art Sleuth presents a series of short documentaries that investigate famous artworks using a detective-like approach. It employs various analytical methods to decode the visual elements within each artwork. These include exam...
The Barnes Collection
The world of private art collecting has always been as glamorous as it has been controversial. In 2012, Albert C. Barnes’s extensive private collection was made available to the public for the first time, granting access to m...
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter charts the life of American painter and pop culture sensation Bob Ross. The film explores how he began as a humble artist who appeared in a small commercial. From there, he gained recognition and w...
The World’s Most Expensive Paintings
There is a fascinating connection between art and money. Paintings may exalt the spirit, but they are also high-end luxury items. Whatever other worth they may have, artworks are commodities, desired and exchanged by the weal...
NOVA the Film
NOVA the Film captures the vibrant atmosphere of the inaugural NOVA Contemporary Culture Festival, held in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2010. It showcases the creativity and energy of more than 140 artists who participated in this g...
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour provides an in-depth look at the life and work of China’s most politically outspoken artist. The BBC production follows Ai Weiwei’s journey from his childhood during the Cultural Revolution t...
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 3D documentary by Werner Herzog that explores a remote cave in France known as the Chauvet Cave. This cave is home to many ancient human-made images, tens of thousands of years old. The cave is f...
Modern Masters
Modern Masters explores the lives and works of four iconic 20th-century artists: Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Hosted by art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke, this four-part BBC series showc...