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Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable

Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable

Damien Hirst’s ‘Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable’ reveals the fascinating story of the discovery and excavation of an ancient shipwreck.

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The Revolution of the Black Square

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The Revolution of the Black Square

Iwona Blazwick

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Brian Clarke

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*Black Square, *1915\. Kazimir Malevich's small masterpiece is one of the most shocking and influential paintings in the history of art. What does it mean and what impact has it had around the world? Iwona Blazwick begins the story in the dramatic turbulence of early 1900s Tsarist Russia, where a group of young artists began to rethink the possibilities of art and overturned traditional ideas of representation. The art movements they founded -- Constructivism and Suprematism -- focused on pure colour, shape and line, and reflected a world undergoing social and political revolution. Blazwick follows the trail from western Europe to 1950s Latin America and beyond, looking at how Kazimir Malevich's deceptively simple *Black Square* reverberated amongst artists in various countries throughout the following decades, creating a universal language that continues to shape art to this day. This film is part of Brian Clarke's curated series, 'Cruising Culture'. He described the film as follows: *"This film contextualises Malevich and Constructivism in a very convincing way, historically: it places it politically and culturally and anthropologically just where it was. It's not just an atavistic event which came up like a mushroom; you see where Constructivism came from. And it's structured really well, the thinking is solid and provocative. And it’s interesting to see this in relation to HENI Talks' film on Zaha Hadid and the influence of Suprematism on her."*

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