Civilizations
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in forging of humanity.

What Is Art Good For?
S1 Ep9 | 53m 6s
Explore art in the age of revolution, war and profound scientific change.

Capturing Unspoiled Landscape
S1 Ep8 | 4m 20s
Thomas Cole regarded the US landscape as being what he called the undefiled work of Gods.

Manet Twists the Conventions of Art
S1 Ep8 | 2m 30s
Edouard Manet created a masterpiece famed as a masterclass in visual subversion.

George Catlin's Indian Portraits
S1 Ep8 | 2m 18s
Despite his interest in portraiture, Catlin he said the Native Americans must perish.

What Is Art Good For?
S1 Ep9 | 30s
Explore art in the age of revolution, war and profound scientific change.

Flights of Fancy
S1 Ep9 | 3m 9s
In December 1942, a Jewish teacher brings art supplies to children held by Nazis.

Mondrian's New Visual Language
S1 Ep9 | 2m 20s
In the autumn of 1914, Mondrian had an epiphany that would bring true abstraction.

Art from Fiery Immolation
S1 Ep9 | 3m 43s
Some of the strongest contemporary art has the magical power of transformation.

The Multitudes of the Displaced
S1 Ep9 | 1m 43s
For artist Ai Weiwei, the calamity of our time is the disaster of the displaced.
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