**Artists swear. Artists make work that tackles sensitive issues. Artists live lives that can be abstract to our own. Some of the content may challenge your beliefs, sensitivities and values. This is Art. Be mature enough to form your own opinions. Art is not just for decoration, it should make you feel something. Good, Bad, Ugly. Be inspired. Don't be offended. Go and make some art. **
HENI Talks is dedicated to sharing insights about art history on film from leading artists, curators and academics.
This growing catalogue of short films aims to open art up to the wider public, and create a platform through which everyone can learn about art history, and can discuss, comment, enjoy and engage with it.
Banksy / exit through the gift shop: The infamous, street artist Banksy has literally left his mark on cities throughout the world. He comes in contact with Thierry Guetta who videotapes underground art escapades, and later is transformed into an art phenomenon dubbed "Mr. Brainwash." Rhys Ifans narrates an overlapping documentary where the line between what is real and fake blurs, as modern art and celebrity are put under the microscope.
I Could Do That!... Yeah but you didn't....
An honest portrayal of artwork for which the audience believes lacks talent, skill or sophistication. This may help you to think about the wider context of art, particularly that of the Modern Art Period of 1860-1980.
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A collection of documentaries exploring the lives and works of great painters.
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Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell host a new series of the Sky Arts show that aims to uncover the country’s next great portrait artist.
Judged by world-renowned photographers including Oliviero Toscani, talent from all over Europe will compete to win 100,000 euros and the title of Master of Photography.