Age of the Image
External Rating36%
202060 minEnded

Age of the Image

Network:BBC Four

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S01E04 - "Fake Views"

Aired on Mar 23, 2020, 9:00 PM

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Description

Art historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 2, 2020
Ended
March 23, 2020
Schedule
Monday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

A New Reality

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 scientists.

Mar 2, 2020

60 min

Power Games

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.

Mar 9, 2020

60 min

Seductive Dreams

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

Mar 16, 2020

60 min

Fake Views

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.

Mar 23, 2020

60 min

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