Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

The Open University

Have you ever wondered about the visual remains of past centuries that still survive in our cities and countryside today? Are you baffled by modern art? This collection provides you with insights into different aspects of art and visual culture between the Middle Ages and the present day. You will discover the wonders of medieval stained glass and learn how East meets West in a Byzantine icon. You will be introduced to the splendours of Baroque architecture and be taken on a tour of a spectacular display of Neo-classical sculpture in an English country house. And you will find out about a key movement in modern art, Abstract Expressionism, and take a look at some iconic works in Tate Modern. This material forms part of The Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture.

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Stained glass

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 16 min

People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.

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Christ Church Spitalfields

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 11 min

This film looks at the urban development of Spitalfields, London, revealing the artistic and political messages encoded in Hawksmoor’s monumental church.

Transcript -- Salcedo installation

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • -1 min

Transcript -- Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers into Doris Salcedo’s C21st installation in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, “Shibboleth”.

Kendleston Hall

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 5 min

What lies behind a façade? Studying the influences on the once-radical design of Kedleston Hall reveals social and intellectual preoccupations that play out to this day.

Salcedo installation

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 5 min

Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers into Doris Salcedo’s C21st installation in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, “Shibboleth”.

The Duke’s Designs Uncovered

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 14 min

This discusses the installation of a sculpture gallery at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, containing the collection of the sixth Duke of Devonshire

Transcript -- Christ Church Spitalfields

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • -1 min

Transcript -- This film looks at the urban development of Spitalfields, London, revealing the artistic and political messages encoded in Hawksmoor’s monumental church.

Transcript -- Kendleston Hall

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • -1 min

Transcript -- What lies behind a façade? Studying the influences on the once-radical design of Kedleston Hall reveals social and intellectual preoccupations that play out to this day.

Transcript -- Abstract Expressionism in New York 1

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/01/16 • -1 min

Transcript -- In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour.

Unraveling an icon

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

03/16/16 • 17 min

Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from Mytilini” in London’s British Museum.

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Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone currently has 16 episodes available.

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The episode title 'Stained glass' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone is 12 minutes.

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The first episode of Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone was released on Feb 29, 2016.

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