Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian
Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie and feels moved to music by its straight lines and blocks of colour.
Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.
Today's edition features jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran. He shares his view of Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie and feels moved to music by its straight lines and blocks of colour.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
"The Way I See It" is a co-production of the BBC and the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Main Image: Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942-43. Oil on canvas, 50 x 50" (127 x 127 cm). Given anonymously. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 73.1943
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Broadway Boogie Woogie by Piet Mondrian (1942 - 1943)
Chosen by Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran.
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Wed 16 Oct 201922:45BBC Radio 3- Sun 3 May 202014:45BBC Radio 4
- Sun 10 May 202000:15BBC Radio 4
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