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imagine…

imagine…

2003Returning Series51 Seasons339 Episodes5.6TMDB
BBC One

The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.

Season 15 · Episode 5

Art in Troubled Times: A New Deal for Art

Jul 21, 2009·50m

The Great Depression and the Second World War changed what was expected of the arts; Alan Yentob asks if this recession could see the next transformation. Artist Chuck Close talks about the New Deal in America in the 30s, when the government paid artists to work, while actor Simon Callow tells how thrilled actors were to feel their work mattered. And dealer Kenny Schachter explains how, in a perverse way, he feels this recession is the best thing that has happened to the art world in ten years.

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When did imagine… Season 15 Episode 5 air?

imagine… Season 15 Episode 5 aired on July 21, 2009.

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This episode runs for approximately 50 minutes.

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