The Shock of the New
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The Shock of the New

“Art and the century of change.”

★ 7.5/10 TMDB Premiered 1980-09-21 1 season 8 eps

The renowned definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by Australian art critic Robert Hughes.

Last Episode Aired 1980-11-09
S1E8 — The Future That Was

The end of modernity makes Robert Hughes raise the trajectory of art and its surroundings during the twentieth century and doubts about its future and achievements.

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