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Playing it Cool

We used to think of artists working with paint and brush, or stone and chisel. But the new generation are using radical new methods and tools to produce art. (1969)

We used to think of artists working with paint and brush, or stone and chisel. But the new generation is just as likely to use plastic and spray gun, or iron girder and oxy-acetylene lamp. And some artists have their work processed in factories, or even programmed for computers.

The programme features Victor Pasmore, Josef Albers, Richard Arthur Wollheim, Joe Tilson, Anthony Caro, Victor Vasarely, Phillip King, Bridget Riley, SΓ©rgio de Camargo plus Bryan Robertson and David Sylvester. (1969)

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Fri 31 Jan 1969 19:00
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Pop Art Collection

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Pop Art Collection
A collection of documentaries from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four's Pop Art season.



About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Collection programmes

Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.

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Narrator Paul Overy
Film Editor Richard Sidwell
Producer Nancy Thomas

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