The Shock of the New - Ep 6 - The View from the Edge

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[@junkettarp8942]

Wonderful......2024...Still wonderful.

[@mikeortega6072]

In the 1980s I would rent out the VHS copies of these episodes and watch them over, thank you for having these available to look at again.

[@ideanada]

Amazing...

[@mr.coolmug3181]

That last bit was fascinating.

[@electricrussell]

My speakers are working overtime trying to get to grip with Robert Hughes's piercing 's'sssssss

[@MrPiha]

yes

[@aaron2709]

There's one thing Hughes ended up being wrong about. He did not foresee the art of Anselm Kiefer, who's work is, in large part, about the Holocaust and adds something beyond photography and writing.

[@mensch1066]

Indeed, in fact, Hughes praised Kiefer in "The New Shock of the New", a follow-up piece made in 2004.

[@jamesfinch895]

Keifer is way corny bro

[@FredMcCubbin]

Given this was filmed in the 70s he wasn’t exactly a household name

[@aaron2709]

@@FredMcCubbin One of the dangers of making sweeping declarations.

[@christianoalemao]

17:30

[@APerson4889-g5f]

How does he keep a straight face while talking about Rothko's "art".

[@aaron2709]

You'll find the answer if you listen to him.

[@APerson4889-g5f]

Aaron Listen to that pseudo-cerebral babble that critics must adopt in order not to appear philistines? No, thanks.

[@BeingAndRhyme744]

How can anyone keep a straight face while reading your "books".

[@APerson4889-g5f]

James Powell - I don't know. But 200 million sales for A tale of Two Cities alone is a lot of faces in any case, straight or not.

[@TheStockwell]

I guess it has something to do with Hughes not being a cynical, hipster jerk.