Daydreams and Nightmares
Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the Low Countries rose again to become a cultural leader in the modern age, with artists like van Gogh, Mondrian and Magritte.
Following a brief period of decline, the entrepreneurial and industrious region of the Low Countries rose again to become a cultural leader in the modern age. Despite its small and almost insignificant size it produced important forward-thinking artists like van Gogh, Mondrian, Magritte and Delvaux, who changed the face of art forever.
Andrew's journey takes him to a remote beach in north west Holland that inspired Mondrian's transition to his now-renowned abstract grid paintings. Andrew digs deep into the psychology and social history of the region, exploring how the landscape of the past has informed the culture and identity of the Low Countries today and the impossibility of the Dutch drive to turn the philosophy of Mondrian's geometric order into a way of living.
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00:19Max Richter
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Producer | Colette Camden |
| Series Producer | Silvia Sacco |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
Broadcasts
- Thu 18 Apr 2013 21:00
- Fri 19 Apr 2013 02:45
- Tue 23 Apr 2013 22:55
- Tue 31 Dec 2013 00:45
- Fri 17 Apr 2015 02:00
- Wed 25 May 2016 02:10
- Thu 7 Sep 2017 01:25
- Fri 16 Mar 2018 02:00
- Thu 19 Dec 2019 00:00
- Thu 18 Jun 2020 00:00
- Thu 12 Aug 2021 00:20
Andrew Graham-Dixon Interview
Read Andrew's thoughts on the art and culture of the Low countries