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The Way I See It

Richard Serra on Jackson Pollock

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.

Today's edition features the choice of heavyweight sculptor of steel, Richard Serra. He chooses Jackson Pollock’s "One: Number 31, 1950" - but why choose this work, and how does it inform his own?

Producer: Paul Kobrak

Main Image:
Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950. Oil and enamel paint on canvas, 8' 10" x 17' 5 5/8" (269.5 x 530.8 cm). Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund (by exchange). Conservation
was made possible by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project. Museum of Modern Art, NY, 7.1968. © 2019 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Show less

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