Sculpture 100, The

Synopsis: A chronological look at 100 20th-century public art works including statues, war memorials, architectural decorations, tombs, murals, earthworks and other objects. Begins with Tohmas Brock’s ‘Queen Victoria Memorial’ under construction in 1905, and ends with Marc Quinn’s ‘Alison Lapper Pregnant’ in Trafalgar Square. The film features works by Barbara Hepworth, Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill, Henry Moore, Richard Deacon, Anish Kapoor and Rachel Whiteread. Some of the works are famous, many more are completelely forgotten, but all are accessible to the public. Introduced by critics or the artists themselves, they tell stories of patronage, controversy or vandalism through time.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2005
Year of production: 2005
Subjects: Art
Keywords: art - British; public art; sculpture

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Notes: Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.

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