Revive the Lira's Glory

The history of art in Ethiopia. The film emphasizes the styles, materials, etc. ofpaintings on walls and roofs of ancient churche

What does modern art mean for ordinary visitors to an exhibition?

In the fall of 1987, Philippe Haas accompanied the sculptor Richard Long to the Algerian Sahara and filmed him tracing with his feet, or constructing...

Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the tools of television to pioneer new ways of...

Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on five continents, the documentary tells the story of graffiti from its...

The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of these countries still use the currency of the...

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.

This film explores the transformation of an image from color negative to color positive on one film stock. “The Still Life“ was painted...

Contemporary artist Koki Tanaka sets up a booth at a Los Angeles flea market to sell palm fronds. "I tried to bring something very extreme into the...

In 1988, art student Damien Hirst and a group of like-minded associates mounted an exhibition in a building in the East End of London. Entitled...

In early September 2011, Leah decided to go to Lebanon to film her grandmother. Two weeks after the end of filming, her grandmother died of...