State of the art. Part 1: History

Beginning in the frenetic, image-swamped ‘post-modern’ world of today, the film examines the work of four artists who look to the past to make sense of the present and the future.

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Credits

producer/director

Geoff Dunlop

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300272

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1986

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