Age of the Image
Age of the Image
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Age of the Image

8.0 / 10
2020
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Documentary series in which art historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.

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Seasons

  • A New Reality

    1.A New Reality

    02-03-202060m

    James Fox explores how technological advances in the early 20th century created new ways of seeing the world, making links between artists, film-makers, photographers and scientist...

  • Power Games

    2.Power Games

    09-03-202060m

    James Fox explores how mass communication and new technology helped 20th-century image-makers transform society, from Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films to the moon landings.

  • Seductive Dreams

    3.Seductive Dreams

    16-03-202060m

    James Fox examines how artists, film-makers and advertisers have used images to sell us fantasies of a better life.

  • Fake Views

    4.Fake Views

    23-03-202060m

    James Fox examines how images have become more powerful – and less trusted – than ever before, from hyper-real paintings to movie special effects and deepfakes.

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