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Russell Crowe, Anish Kapoor, The Body in Greek Art

Russell Crowe on his directorial debut The Water Diviner, artist Anish Kapoor, Bettany Hughes reviews The Body in Greek Art, and is TV fantasy Outlander the new Game of Thrones?

Russell Crowe discusses directing his first film, The Water Diviner. Set in Australia and Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli, the film also stars Crowe as a father who travels to Turkey to find the bodies of his soldier sons. Crowe explains why he chose to make a film about Gallipoli that focuses on the Turkish as well as the Australian perspective.

Artist Anish Kapoor, best known for his grand architectural sculptures, discusses creating silicone works on flat panels for his new exhibition. The artworks resemble carcasses and recall works by Rembrandt and Bacon.

Outlander, a new historical fantasy series based on books by Diana Gabaldon, combines a Highland backdrop with time travel and romance. The series has already done well in the United States. Sophia McDougall wonders whether it will be a hit with British audiences hungry for the next Game of Thrones.

Bettany Hughes reviews Defining Beauty: The Body in Greek Art, which opens this week at the British Museum. She discusses how the ancient Greeks saw the body as both an object of beauty and a bearer of meaning.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Olivia Skinner.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Russell Crowe

    Duration: 09:59

  • The Body in Greek Art

    Duration: 05:49

  • Outlander

    Duration: 04:42

  • Anish Kapoor

    Duration: 07:29

The Water Diviner

The Water Diviner

The Water Diviner is in cinemas from Friday 3 April, certificate 12.


Defining Beauty

Defining Beauty

Defining Beauty: the body in ancient Greek art is showing at the British Museum from 26 March until 5 July 2015.

Image: Ilissos. Marble statue of a river god from the West pediment of the Parthenon. Designed by Phidias, Athens, Greece, 438BC-432BC. Height 81cm x 189cm. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Outlander

Outlander

Outlander is available to watch on Amazon Prime from Thursday 26 March.


Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor

The Anish Kapoor exhibition is showing at the Lisson Gallery in London from 25 March until 9 May 2015.


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Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Russell Crowe
Interviewed Guest Anish Kapoor
Interviewed Guest Sophia McDougall
Interviewed Guest Bettany Hughes
Producer Olivia Skinner

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  • Tue 24 Mar 2015 19:16

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