The Shock of the new Episode 6, The view from the edge / [videorecording]. written and presented by Robert Hughes. - London : A BBC TV production in association with Time Life Films and RM Productions, 1979. - 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col with b&w sequence ; 1/2 in.

Script, Robert Hughes ; producer, David Cheshire ; series producer, Lorna Pegram. Script, Robert Hughes ; producer, David Cheshire ; series producer, Lorna Pegram.

Presenter: Robert Hughes.

Part 6 of an 8-part series which presents a social history of the impact and development of the visual arts in the 20th century by art critic and writer Robert Hughes. In each episode, Hughes examines the forces which monitored the directions painting, architecture and photography took from the late 1800s to the present. In this episode the strand of 20th century art, expressionism and abstract expressionism, which deals with the dark extremities of human emotion is explored. The work of such painters as Van Gogh, Munch and Rothko are explored.

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Gogh,Vincent Van, 1853-1990.
Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944.
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970.


Expressionism (Art)
Art, Modern--19th century.
Art, Modern--20th century.
Art and society.
Modernism (Art)
Abstract expressionism.
Painting, Modern--20th century.

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