S7 E1 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer is one of the world's greatest artists, in part because he's not great in the usual sense. He was content to paint very ordinary scenes and remind us of how special the everyday can be.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 2015

S7 E2 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio was one of the world's greatest architects - who launched the Classical style which influenced how we build to this day.

Première diffusion : 4 mars 2016

S7 E3 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich made brooding sublime pictures that speak directly to our times and to the melancholy sides of us.

Première diffusion : 3 avril 2015

S7 E4 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper spent his life painting alienated scenes that aren't depressing in the least to look at. They make us feel less alone. He used art therapeutically: to reconcile us to the isolation inside every one of us.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 2015

S7 E5 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Henri Matisse

He wasn’t just a painter of pretty things, he was – beneath all that – a painter of a deeply serious quality: hope.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 2015

S7 E6 • ART/ARCHITECTURE - Cy Twombly

Abstract art - like that made by Cy Twombly - seems to look like 'nothing' - which can be very annoying. But really it's an attempt to represent the inner world rather than the outer one.

Première diffusion : 17 avril 2015

S7 E7 • ART/ARCHITECTURE – Dieter Rams

The German designer Dieter Rams deserves our attention because he believed in products of everyday use that could be beautiful and long-lasting. He’s the ideal capitalist for our times.

Première diffusion : 19 février 2016

S7 E8 • ART/ARCHITECTURE: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was one of the great artists of the 20th century who understood the legitimate role that glamour and business should play in the production of art. He has much to teach the modern world.

Première diffusion : 16 octobre 2015