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An Alternative History of Art

Series exploring overlooked visual artists from the 20th century.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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Eileen Agar
Iwona Blazwick on the visionary overlooked British surrealist Eileen Agar.
05 Mar 2018,15 mins
Elizabeth Catlett
Naomi Beckwith examines the overlooked printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett.
06 Mar 2018,15 mins
Karl-Heinz Adler
Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist profiles the overlooked artist and architect Karl-Heinz Adler.
07 Mar 2018,15 mins
Marwan
Iwona Blazwick on the post-surrealist Syrian painter Marwan.
08 Mar 2018,15 mins
Jim Nutt
Naomi Beckwith meets the overlooked Chicago imagist painter Jim Nutt.
09 Mar 2018,15 mins
Ibrahim El-Salahi
Hans Ulrich Obrist on the overlooked Sudanese modernist painter Ibrahim El-Salahi.
12 Mar 2018,15 mins
Helen Chadwick
Iwona Blazwick profiles installation artist and photographer Helen Chadwick.
13 Mar 2018,15 mins
Ben Patterson
Curator Naomi Beckwith profiles overlooked artist and Fluxus founder-member Ben Patterson.
14 Mar 2018,15 mins
Dorothy Iannone
Hans Ulrich Obrist profiles overlooked visual artist Dorothy Iannone.
15 Mar 2018,15 mins
Rotimi Fani-Kayode
Iwona Blazwick examines the legacy of photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode.
16 Mar 2018,15 mins