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Saloua Raouda Choucair | Interform
Season 11
Saloua Raouda Choucair was a pioneer of abstract art born in Beirut in 1916. Despite initial discouragement, she pursued her passion for art, studyin…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Johannes Vermeer | Woman Holding a Balance
Season 11
Johannes Vermeer created stunning works and he is widely celebrated as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, Woman Hol…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Moai of Rapa Nui
Season 11
Today's mini episode is about the Moai statues of Rapa Nui, commonly referred to as Easter Island. The purpose of the Moai remains a mystery, but one…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Meret Oppenheim | Object (Luncheon in Fur)
Season 11
In 1936, Meret Oppenheim sat down in a cafe with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Picasso took note of Oppenheim's bracelet and commented that anything c…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Frank Gehry | Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
Season 11
Modernists said, “form follows function” focusing on how people will use a space, but Gehry focuses on how people will react to the space. His goal i…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Caravaggio | The Calling of Saint Matthew
Season 11
Michelangelo Merisi, born in 1571 amidst the darkness of the plague, would come to be known not by his christened name but by the name of his birthpl…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Katsushika Hokusai | The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Season 11
Katsushika Hokusai is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, part of his series of 36 Views of Mount Fuji. His family was in the mirror business…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Ansel Adams | Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
Season 11
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an iconic American photographer renowned for his dramatic black and white landscapes, particularly of Yosemite National P…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The Alexander Mosaic in the House of Faun, Pompeii
Season 11
The Alexander Mosaic, also known as the Battle of Issus Mosaic, is a masterpiece of ancient Roman artistry that continues to captivate viewers with i…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiva Nataraja |Shiva as Lord of the Dance
Season 11
In this depiction of Shiva we see the natural rhythms to everything in the cosmos. Birth and death, creation and destruction are simply phases all th…
1 year ago