The Shock Of The New The View From the Edge Episode 6

Originally broadcast in 1980, this milestone BBC series is an eightpart exploration of modern art. It is written and presented by Robert Hughes, art critic and former senior writer for Time. The series looks at different themes rather than presenting the art chronologically. Expressionism sprung out of the harsh, secular atmosphere of the 20th Century and evolved, through the strong colors and often sombre moods of artists like Munch, to the nonfigurative work of Pollock and De Kooning.