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Front Row: George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas

19/02/2020

George MacKay, Shirin Neshat, Richard Thomas

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George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang.

George MacKay on his new film The True History of the Kelly Gang. Iranian artist Shirin Neshat on her new exhibition.

George Mackay, star of BAFTA winning film 1917, talks about his latest, The True History of the Kelly Gang, inspired by Peter Carey's novel about Australia's most infamous outlaw, Ned Kelly. 

Iranian artist Shirin Neshat discusses her new exhibition Land of Dreams, which explores the experience of minorities in Trump’s America, and the fractious relationship between Iran and the US through photography and film. 

Earlier this month, Front Row announced our Risk List – the top ten riskiest artworks of the 21st Century. Jerry Springer - The Opera ranked 5th for its outrageous combination of trash TV with opera that garnered over 55,000 complaints when it was broadcast. Creator Richard Thomas talks about how attitudes to offence have changed since 2000, when the opera was first staged. 

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