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What Do Artists Do All Day?

Frank Bowling's Abstract World

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Brenda Emmanus meets abstract artist Frank Bowling, who became the first black Royal Academician in 2005, to discuss a major retrospective of his work at Tate Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Brenda Emmanus
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Bowling
Director:
Charlie Sever
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

What Do Artists Do All Day?

Episode 12: Antony Gormley

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Documentary following Sir Antony Gormley and his team in their Kings Cross studio, preparing a new work called Tanker Field - a group of 60 enormous steel figures. Show more

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Episode 1: Norman Ackroyd

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary filmed in the London warehouse studio of Norman Ackroyd, one of the country's most celebrated landscape artists, as he creates his latest work. Show more

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Episode 3: Jack Vettriano

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary showing the popular artist Jack Vettriano at work in his studio and talking with brutal honesty about his critics and how he deals with fame. Show more

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Episode 4: Cornelia Parker

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

With an exhibition of her work opening in London, this film follows artist Cornelia Parker as she prepares for the show and works on several new pieces. Show more

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Episode 14: Akram Khan

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

As experimental dancer Akram Khan visits Seville for a collaboration with flamenco dancer Israel Galvan, this film offers a glimpse into the process behind its creation. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary following photographer Mahtab Hussain, known for his portraits of working-class Muslim men exploring masculinity and self-esteem, on his latest project. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Mahtab Hussain
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Camera Operator:
Toral Dixit
Director:
Toral Dixit
Producer:
Toral Dixit

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Episode 27: Peter Jackson

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A behind the scenes look at how director Peter Jackson created his WWI documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old, using the latest techniques to colourise and restore archive footage. Show more

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Episode 8: Tom Wood

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Profile of photographer Tom Wood as he visits Mayo in the west of Ireland, documenting his encounters whilst photographing the landscape and the people for a new book. Show more

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Episode 10: Marvin Gaye Chetwynd

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film following performance artist Marvin Gaye Chetwynd as her first solo UK show opens in Nottingham and she stages a new performance - The Green Room. Show more

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Episode 11: Albert Watson

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary following Albert Watson over the course of a day photographing the barren, beautiful landscape of the Isle of Skye. Show more

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Episode 13: Michael Craig-Martin

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

An insight into contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin at work in his London studio and his preparations for a major sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House. Show more

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Episode 16: Michael Landy

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Following Michael Landy as he takes his Art Bin project to Yokohama, this film is a portrait of artistic exchange as artists fragment their failures in his giant bin. Show more

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Episode 17: Jake and Dinos Chapman

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film following Jake and Dinos Chapman as they prepare for a new show in their home town of Hastings, including new works expected to generate controversy. Show more

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Episode 23: Dennis Morris

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Following Dennis Morris, whose images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols helped define the art of rock photography, at work as he takes pictures of a new punk band. Show more

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Episode 24: Katie Paterson

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film following artist Katie Paterson as she assembles the wood collection and creates her artwork Hollow, made out of 10,000 samples of different tree species. Show more

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Episode 19: Sue Webster

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film following Sue Webster at work on new projects including a cook book and nude portraits, and talking about past success and plans for the future as a solo artist. Show more

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Episode 6: Edmund de Waal

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Profile of ceramic artist Edmund de Waal. Filmed mainly in de Waal's studio, this film gives an insight into his working methods as he prepares for an exhibition. Show more

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Episode 7: Shani Rhys James

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Profile of Welsh artist Shani Rhys James as she prepares for her exhibition in Aberystwyth, capturing her deep in concentration working on a new large oil painting. Show more