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Out of the Darkness (1939-1966)
Episode 2 of 3
The story of modern art in the words of the artists themselves travels from Bacon's tortured war-inspired images to Hockney's 60s hedonistic freedom.
Second in a series unlocking the BBC archives to tell the story of modern art in the words of the artists themselves - from the tortured images of Francis Bacon born of the horror of the Second World War to the joyous, sometimes ironical celebration of consumer affluence in the pop art of Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol to the hedonistic freedom of the paintings of David Hockney.
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Thu 24 Nov 201601:30
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Intro to Out of the Darkness
Duration: 01:11
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Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Green Onions
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Rebecca Front |
| Producer | Lulu Valentine |
| Executive Producer | Julian Birkett |

