You, Myself and Art
Episode 3 - The Cold War, When Art Took Sides
Season 1, Episode 3
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Educational, Documentary
Type: TV series
Genre: Fine Art
Director: Thomas Deshays
Presenters: Anjan Chatterjee, Serge Guilbaut
Year: 2015
Art became a cultural weapon during the Cold War. Ideology was fought not only with missiles, spies, and speeches, but also with canvases, exhibitions, museums, manifestos, and competing visions of freedom. The episode considers how art is used to project political values. In the West, abstraction and avant-garde experimentation frame individual liberty and creative freedom. In the Soviet sphere, officially sanctioned art emphasizes collective ideals, heroic workers, and the power of the state.
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