Bricks!
Documentary celebrating the artwork that captured a nation's imagination - the exhibition of Carl Andre's 120 fire bricks laid out on the floor of the Tate Gallery in 1976.
In 1976 Carl Andre's sculpture Equivalent VIII, better known as 'The Tate Bricks', caused a national outcry. 'What a Load of Rubbish' screamed the papers, 'it's not even art'. Worse still, in the midst of a severe economic depression, the Bricks were paid for with taxpayers' money. One man was so outraged he went to the Tate Gallery and threw blue food dye all over at them.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four marks the fortieth anniversary with award-winning director Clare Beavan's entertaining and revealing documentary looking back at the creation of the sculpture - which consists of 120 fire bricks - and the frenzied outcry that followed. With contributions from some of the key players involved at the time, as well as contemporary artists, historians and critics, Bricks! tells the tale of what happened when modern art and public opinion came up against a brick wall. Did Carl Andre's artwork pave the way for a greater appetite for conceptual art in Britain?
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Music Played
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Frank Mills
Music Box Dancer
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Tina Charles
I Love to Love
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Kraftwerk
Autobahn
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America
Horse With No Name
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Strawbs
Part of the Union
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Carpenters
There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)
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Hot Butter
Popcorn
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Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
A Fifth Of Beethoven
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Boney M.
Daddy Cool
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Pluto Shervington
Dat
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ABBA
Fernando
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Sparks
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
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Baccara
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
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Kraftwerk
Autobahn (Highlights From The Album Autobahn)
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Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
A Fifth Of Beethoven
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Pluto Shervington
Dat
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Sparks
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
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Baccara
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Clare Beavan |
Director | Clare Beavan |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Broadcasts
- Tue 20 Sep 2016 21:00
- Wed 21 Sep 2016 03:00
- Thu 17 Aug 2017 00:00
- Tue 17 Jul 2018 02:00
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