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BASQUIAT: Rebel, Visionary, Outsider & The Price of Fame w/ Author DOUG WOODHAM - Highlights Now playing
Nov 27, 2025 · 738

“People today are so used to Basquiat's prices being extraordinarily high and rising that it's almost hard for people to understand that wasn't always the case. In the year he died, 1988, a terrific painting by Basquiat…

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: The Making of an Icon with DOUG WOODHAM, Fmr. President of Christie's Americas Now playing
Nov 26, 2025 · 5670

“All of the great artists are there for a reason: because they rebelled in some way. They created a visual vocabulary that felt fresh and new, which excited people. So, the great artists are not built on sort of anthill…

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"Art is the Best Way to Communicate" - PEARL LAM - Highlights Now playing
Nov 21, 2025 · 1030

“I grew up in colonial Hong Kong, where we were not taught about Chinese culture. When I went back to China, I thought the art in the West was superior to the Chinese, not understanding the Chinese culture. I remember w…

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The Art of Disruption with PEARL LAM - Gallerist, Curator, Podcast Host Now playing
Nov 20, 2025 · 2215

“Today, the world is very divided, lots of fractures. It is the time for art and culture to come into play because art is about soft power. If we want to resolve misunderstandings, art is the best, best, best way to com…

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Twists, Truth & Tension - Creating Compelling TV with NIGEL MARCHANT & MEGAN GALLAGHER - Highlights Now playing
Nov 17, 2025 · 754

“We're at times where a lot of the arts are really suffering in multiple countries with funding and cost of living. Understandably, people come for the arts, but our job is at times to hold a mirror to society. We can l…

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ALL HER FAULT starring SARAH SNOOK - Behind the Scenes w/ NIGEL MARCHANT & MEGAN GALLAGHER Now playing
Nov 17, 2025 · 3038

“The people that we choose to love and the ones we choose to rely on and trust… Marissa and Jenny's relationship and that female friendship, that's what we watch happen in the series in real time. Whereas the marriages …

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Mind Games, Power & Obsession - Veteran Showrunner HOWARD GORDON & Writer DANIEL PEARLE on THE BEAST IN ME - Highlights Now playing
Nov 9, 2025 · 1058

“How do you render something interior filmically? How do you communicate the details of the lost child, of the amount of time of the stuck creative process, and even the exterior, or the externalization of the house as …

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THE BEAST IN ME starring CLAIRE DANES - Behind the Scenes w/ HOWARD GORDON & DANIEL PEARLE Now playing
Nov 7, 2025 · 2786

“And I think there's also just something about an unfettered or uncensored id that is so captivating. We all have that fantasy of doing exactly what we want with no consequences and sort of letting that go. I think when…

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In the Presence of the DALAI LAMA - Doc. Director of WISDOM OF HAPPINESS Discusses her Path to Joy - Highlights Now playing
Nov 6, 2025 · 847

“I can change my mind. I can reduce anger, hatred. Nothing to do with religion. All religions carry the message of love, loving kindness, and tolerance. With different views, there is a possibility to synthesize new ide…

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WISDOM OF HAPPINESS - Heart-to-Heart w/ DALAI LAMA - Conversation w/ Director Barbara Miller Now playing
Nov 6, 2025 · 2613

“ Everybody wants happiness, joyfulness, peaceful world. Our 21st century will not be easy century. Fear, anger, hatred. In our mind we created distinctions. Different nationality, different color, different religion. S…

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"Everything is Art. Everything is Politics." AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT Director MAXIM DEREVIANKO - Highlights Now playing
Oct 21, 2025 · 963

“So when we decided to do a documentary to follow Ai Weiwei, we knew, of course, it wouldn't be just a simple opera, and we knew he would bring his own very special and original vision. Because, of course, he is not an …

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AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT Now playing
Oct 21, 2025 · 3576

“Everything is Art. Everything is Politics. I think art competes with reality. And art will give you the last words.” –Ai WeiweiThe renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei has used sculpture, photography, documentaries, …

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Listening to the Planet - Writers' Perspectives on Nature, Place & Interconnectedness Now playing
Oct 18, 2025 · 751

How do our environments shape who we are and how we care for the world and each other? There are many solutions to climate change, inequality, and poverty around the world. How can we learn from them and transform our s…

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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism & Why it Matters with CHRISTINE WEBB Now playing
Oct 17, 2025 · 3017

“There are many ways in which I think human exceptionalism has seeped into the sciences, but one of the many ways is through the methodologies we use when we compare the intelligence of humans and other species. In part…

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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi: Innovation, Culture, Legacy - Highlights Now playing
Oct 12, 2025 · 811

“At Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, I work with a very international team—people from all over the world, around 50 nationalities in this museum. I’ve never worked in such an environment, and it’s inspiring. When you talk to some…

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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi's Vision for the Future Now playing
Oct 11, 2025 · 3974

“Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a unique concept. The idea behind the building itself is a dance. It's a living building because it's a dance between spaces. It's a dance between blocks of spaces and shapes and cones, and it's…

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AI & The Future of Life with RISTO UUK, Head of EU Policy & Research, FUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE Now playing
Oct 2, 2025 · 3754

“The Future of Life Institute has been working on AI governance-related issues for the last decade. We're already over 10 years old, and our mission is to steer very powerful technology away from large-scale harm and to…

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Nordic Art & Contemporary Perspectives at the ARKEN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - Highlights Now playing
Sep 25, 2025 · 745

“This awe that I feel every time I meet an artist who has the courage to deal with what it means to be in the world as a human being and to tackle it from different ways and through different media. I always feel that t…

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The Future of Museums with MARIE NIPPER, Director of ARKEN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Now playing
Sep 25, 2025 · 4152

“We don't need to find an end solution, but it's a space where we can speculate, imagine, and practice our foresight. We can be part of a bigger imagination together with an institutional framework, which is really what…

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Art is a Fundamental Element of Life - Gallerist HANNAH BARRY on a Life in Art Now playing
Sep 21, 2025 · 2098

“There's something fundamental about the value of art and culture. Not just being integrated for vocational reasons, but because the experience of art and having a cultural element in one's life brings enjoyment, learni…

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