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Civilisation episode 8 – The Light of Experience

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 21, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 8 – The Light of Experience: Kenneth Clark’s story takes him from the Holland of Rembrandt and Vermeer to the London of Wren, Purcell and the Royal Society. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 8 – The Light of Experience Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most […]

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 6

History / 2 minutes of reading / August 21, 2019 / By HDclump

1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 6: From the protests of Tiananmen Square to the fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 transformed global politics in profound ways that still resonate today; former Secretary of State James Baker and journalists provide eyewitness accounts. A chronicle of the most consequential events of 1989, which saw the rise of radicalism, the intensification of tabloid news culture, the birth of the internet, and diverse voices gaining unprecedented traction. 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 6 – World in Revolution The Tiananmen Square protests, commonly

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Civilisation episode 7 – Grandeur and Obedience

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 7 – Grandeur and Obedience: Sir Kenneth Clark presents one of the classic episodes of his history of the civilised culture of the western world. He examines the Catholic world in the 16th Century, especially the city of Rome which blossomed architecturally and sculpturally during the Counter Reformation under the hands of the baroque artist Bernini. This programme features the celebrated and stunning tracking shot through Raphael’s Loggia. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 7 – Grandeur and Obedience The Counter-Reformation, also called the Catholic

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 5

History / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2019 / By HDclump

1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 5: Filmmaker Kevin Smith and a host of tech insiders examine the dawn of the digital age in 1989, the year the first modern GPS satellites roamed above the earth, the Game Boy appeared, and the World Wide Web debuted. A chronicle of the most consequential events of 1989, which saw the rise of radicalism, the intensification of tabloid news culture, the birth of the internet, and diverse voices gaining unprecedented traction. 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 5 – The Dawn of Digital

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 4

History / 2 minutes of reading / August 19, 2019 / By HDclump

1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 4: Chuck D and Arsenio Hall discuss the pop-culture revolution of 1989 that raised the collective social consciousness. A chronicle of the most consequential events of 1989, which saw the rise of radicalism, the intensification of tabloid news culture, the birth of the internet, and diverse voices gaining unprecedented traction. 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 4 Bring the Noise Social consciousness is consciousness shared by individuals within a society. According to Karl Marx, human beings enter into certain productive, or economic, relations and

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Civilisation episode 5 – The Hero as Artist

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 18, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 5 – The Hero as Artist: Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at Papal Rome in the early 16th Century. Three great artists, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci are the chief protagonists in Clark’s ‘Individuals of Genius’ theme. It takes him through the gardens and courtyards of the Vatican to the rooms decorated for the Pope by Raphael, and to the Sistine Chapel. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 5 – The Hero as Artist The history of the

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Civilisation episode 4 – Man – The Measure of all Things

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 17, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 4 – Man – The Measure of all Things: Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man. Clark visits Florence, where the resurrection of a classical past first gave a new impetus to European thought, and then journeys to the palaces of Urbino and Mantua, where the Renaissance manifested itself in glorious architecture. He talks of Humanism and of perspective, of Donatello, Botticelli and Van Eyck. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 4 – Man – The Measure of all

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 3

History / 2 minutes of reading / August 16, 2019 / By HDclump

1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 3: James Brooks and Peter Guber peel back the curtain on the world of entertainment, revealing how the overnight success of Bart Simpson, Batman and the Little Mermaid turned the old show business model into the multifaceted modern industry it is today. A chronicle of the most consequential events of 1989, which saw the rise of radicalism, the intensification of tabloid news culture, the birth of the internet, and diverse voices gaining unprecedented traction. 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 3 – Show Me the

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Civilisation episode 3 – Romance and Reality

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 16, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 3 – Romance and Reality: Kenneth Clark journeys from the Loire through Tuscany and Umbria, to the cathedral at Pisa. He explores the aspirations of the later Middle Ages in France and Italy, looking at the work of Giotto and Dante among other artists. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 3 – Romance and Reality Giotto di Bondone known mononymously as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He worked during the Gothic/Proto-Renaissance period. Giotto’s contemporary, the banker

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Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 15, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw: Kenneth Clark traces the reawakening of European civilisation in the 12th Century from its first manifestations in the Cluny Abbey, to the Basilica of St Denis and finally to its high point, the building of Chartres Cathedral. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, is a Roman Catholic church in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris and is the seat of the Diocese

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1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 2

History / 2 minutes of reading / August 15, 2019 / By HDclump

1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 2: A look at tabloid journalism in the late 1980s; sensational TV shows focus on sex, scandal and celebrities, instead of politics; TV show hosts Larry King, Connie Chung and Maury Povich reveal how this new format blurred the lines. A chronicle of the most consequential events of 1989, which saw the rise of radicalism, the intensification of tabloid news culture, the birth of the internet, and diverse voices gaining unprecedented traction. 1989: The Year that Made the Modern World episode 2 – If It Bleeds It Leads

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Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth

History, Art / 2 minutes of reading / August 14, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth: Sir Kenneth Clark begins his classic 1969 series on the history of civilisation with the re-establishment of civilisation in Western Europe, in the tenth century after the fall of Rome to barbarism. He travels from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides examining aqueducts, cathedrals, the lives of the Vikings and of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth Charlemagne or Charles the Great (2 April 742 –

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