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What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art

A discussion with some of the artists of contemporary art, providing personal insights into why artists create, the wide range of materials they use and the effects that photography and new technologies have on their work. It also addresses some fundamental questions about contemporary art and is organized in nine sections highlighting paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs from the National Gallery of Canada.

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  • "A discussion with some of the artists of contemporary art, providing personal insights into why artists create, the wide range of materials they use and the effects that photography and new technologies have on their work. It also addresses some fundamental questions about contemporary art and is organized in nine sections highlighting paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs from the National Gallery of Canada."@en
  • "An introduction to the richness and diversity of the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, this video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970's through to the present. Organized into nine easy-to-use sections, this wide-ranging video provides personal insights into why artists create and looks at the range of materials they use and the effects of photography and new technologies on the way they work. What's This? also examines the role that language and history have played in shaping the art of Canada's First Nations."
  • "An introduction to the richness and diversity of the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, this video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970's through to the present. Organized into nine easy-to-use sections, this wide-ranging video provides personal insights into why artists create and looks at the range of materials they use and the effects of photography and new technologies on the way they work. What's This? also examines the role that language and history have played in shaping the art of Canada's First Nations."@en
  • "This 28-minute video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970's to the present."
  • "An introduction to the richness and diversity of the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, this video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970's through to the present. Organized into nine easy-to-use sections, this wide-ranging video provides personal insights into why artists create and looks at the range of materials they use and the effects of photography and new technologies on the way they work. What's This? also examines the role that language and history have played in shaping the art of Canada's First Nations."@en
  • "An introduction to the richness and diversity of the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, this video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970s through to the present. What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art is organized into nine sections and highlights paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs. Beginning with the question "What is contemporary art?" the video addresses fundamental questions about contemporary art: Why does it look so simple? How should we look at it? This video provides personal insights into why artists create and looks at the wide range of materials they use and the effects that photography and new technologies have on their work. What's This? also examines the role that language and history have played in shaping the art of Canada's First Nations."
  • "An introduction to the richness and diversity of the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, this video features works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970s through to the present. What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art is organized into nine sections and highlights paintings, sculptures, installations and photographs. Beginning with the question "What is contemporary art?" the video addresses fundamental questions about contemporary art: Why does it look so simple? How should we look at it? This video provides personal insights into why artists create and looks at the wide range of materials they use and the effects that photography and new technologies have on their work. What's This? also examines the role that language and history have played in shaping the art of Canada's First Nations."@en
  • "By featuring the works of Canadian and international artists and presenting their comments, this introduction attempts to answers the most common questions people have about contemporary art."
  • "Features contemporary art collection of the National Gallery of Canada and looks at the effects of new technologies on how the artists work. Also examines the art of Canada's First Nations."@en

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