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This trailer was made while the miniseries was still bing made the picture is still ungraded, the sond unmixed and the music itself is from other movies.
It also contains shots and scenes which were eventually taken off the final cut (Monet screaming, various lines from old Monet… and a steam train from the wrong period, just to mention a few).
It is devided in varous sections: one about Monet, one about Manet, Degas and Cezanne

Duration : 0:8:43

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Goldsmiths has produced six Turner prize winners in its illustrious history, notably Damien Hirst. But what lies behind the famous institution’s unrivalled reputation for producing the artistic stars of the future?

This new two-part documentary follows a group of Goldsmiths artists as they struggle to create art and make a name for themselves during the run-up to their final masters’ show, a showcase at which dealers and collectors jostle to sign the latest sensation.

These programmes follow the artists in the vital months following graduation as they take their first steps into professional careers, exploring the culture of contemporary art through the ambitions, influences and attitudes of the next generation of young British artists.

All are desperate to create the kind of work that will propel them to centre stage in the art world, but only a select few will succeed.

Duration : 0:0:57

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Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders play 2 nice, little, old ladies on a tour of a London museum. They wander around either bewildered or confused through ostentatious modern art until they finally find the exhibit they were searching for…
the cafe.
From the episode ‘Easter Special 2002′ of the BBC show French & Saunders.

Duration : 0:2:24

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More about this programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r5ylr

The stuffy gloom of the auction world is pierced by one bright star – Swiss aristocrat and art entrepreneur Simon de Pury. He has revitalised ancient auction house Phillips and turned the salesroom into a party venue, attracting a hip crowd to sales of the hottest contemporary artworks so new they are called Wet Art. But then the biggest boom in art history turns to bust. Can the man they call the salesroom Mick Jagger find even more cutting edge art to keep his house afloat?

Duration : 0:1:11

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Part three of John Berger’s series – looking at the oil painting, the most valuable cultural commodity.

Duration : 0:7:48

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