A Journey Through Asian Art - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Unseen Worlds
In Seoul, Korea, Alison Carroll talks with curator Kim Hong Hee about how art from Asia is leading the way in the international scene in the 21st century, and how it absorbs ideas from the East and the West.
New Ideas
Alison Carroll visits Amanda Heng in her Singaporean studio and talks with her about how she uses 'touch' between women in her family as a way to challenge the patriarchal aspects of Confucian tradition.
East and West
Alison Carroll questions conventional art-history view that a European artist inspired by other cultures is a genius, and an Asian artist who is inspired by other cultures is a copyist. But both have created unique art.
Trade Winds
Alison Carroll talks with Filipino artist Nune Alvarado about the relationship between politics and the Catholic imagery in his artwork.
Red Ink
Alison Carroll visits Australian printmaker Ann Newmarch to discuss how the Chinese art practice of woodblock prints spread into Australasia and influenced Newmarch's work.
Independence
Join Alison Carroll, as she looks beyond the immediate, the new and the different. East Asian art, which the West finds so exciting, has emerged from a variety of traditions, some Asian, some European, some American.
Art and the State
Join Alison Carroll, as she looks beyond the immediate, the new and the different. East Asian art, which the West finds so exciting, has emerged from a variety of traditions, some Asian, some European, some American.
Raw Materials
Join Alison Carroll, as she looks beyond the immediate, the new and the different. East Asian art, which the West finds so exciting, has emerged from a variety of traditions, some Asian, some European, some American.
The Way Between
Join Alison Carroll, as she looks beyond the immediate, the new and the different. East Asian art, which the West finds so exciting, has emerged from a variety of traditions, some Asian, some European, some American.
New Harmony
Join Alison Carroll, as she looks beyond the immediate, the new and the different. East Asian art, which the West finds so exciting, has emerged from a variety of traditions, some Asian, some European, some American.
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