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What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art

What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art

| 28 min
What's This? Understanding Contemporary Art
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An introduction to the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art collection, featuring works by Canadian and international artists from the 1970s to the present. Organized into 9 easy-to-use sections, this film provides personal insights into why artists create, and looks at the range of materials they use and the effects of photography and new technologies.

See also
Arts
Visual Arts
Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)
Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit)
All subjects
Credits
  • director
    Chris Mullington
  • producer
    Sheila Petzold
  • script
    Chris Mullington
    Sheila Petzold
  • editing
    Chris Mullington
    Sheila Petzold
  • music
    Edmund Eagan
  • cast
    Lynne Adams

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