Raqib Shaw
Documentary exploring the art and life of enigmatic painter Raqib Shaw, who works in a London studio which resembles a modern version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Part of the Big British Asian Summer season, this profile of Raqib Shaw is the first of three new episodes of What Do Artists Do All Day?
Coveted by the world's biggest collectors, Raqib Shaw is an enigmatic art superstar. His baroque paintings, fusing pop kitsch and images from his Kashmiri homeland, have sold for millions.
A flamboyant personality, he works in an extravagant studio squeezed into an old sausage factory in Peckham, south London. He creates his art in an amazing fantasy world resembling a 21st-century version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with thousands of plants, waterfalls, bonsai trees and beehives. The film opens in the dramatic aftermath of a fire in the studio, and with remarkable access, offers a portrait of the art and life of Raqib Shaw.
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Just what goes on behind closed doors of Raqib Shaw's studio-come-home in Peckham?
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Adam the Pianist
Duration: 01:30
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Raqib Shaw stages a tableau based on a painting by Lucas Cranach
Duration: 02:27
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Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra
La Traviata: Overture
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Chorus and Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Lamberto Gardelli
Puccini: Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus
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Franz Liszt
Etude No.3 (La Campanella)
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Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Philharmonic Orchestra: Giuseppe Sinopoli
Richard Wagner: Tannhauser: Entry of The Guests
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Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco, Act III: Va, Pensiero, "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves"
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Camille SaintβSaΓ«ns
Danse macabre
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Maurice Ravel
Miroirs β Une barque sur l'ocΓ©an
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor, Op 30: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
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German Wind Soloists
Mozart: Serenade No 10 In B Major K361: Gran Partita- Adagio
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Aug 2018 19:30
- Fri 12 Aug 2022 00:00
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The Big British Asian Summer
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