BBC television series "Ways of Seeing"

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"Ways of Seeing" is a landmark 1972 BBC television series, presented by art critic John Berger, that critically examines traditional Western art and visual culture and has become highly influential in art theory and media studies.

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instanceOf art documentary series ⓘ
television series ⓘ
basedOn concepts from Walter Benjamin’s essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" ⓘ
companionBookAuthor John Berger ⓘ
companionBookCoAuthor Chris Fox ⓘ
Michael Dibb ⓘ
Richard Hollis ⓘ
Sven Blomberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Mike Dibb ⓘ
linked to: Michael Dibb
examines how context changes the meaning of images ⓘ
links between fine art and modern advertising ⓘ
representation of women in art ⓘ
traditional Western ways of looking at art ⓘ
filmingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
firstAired 1972 ⓘ
genre art documentary ⓘ
television essay ⓘ
hasCompanionWork Ways of Seeing (book) ⓘ
linked to: Ways of Seeing
hasFormat four-part television series ⓘ
influenced art theory ⓘ
feminist art criticism ⓘ
media studies ⓘ
visual culture studies ⓘ
inspiredBy Civilisation (TV series) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableConcept critique of the male gaze in visual culture ⓘ
impact of mechanical reproduction on art ⓘ
relationship between images and power ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 4 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 1 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originalBroadcaster BBC ⓘ
originalMedium television ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC Two ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1972 ⓘ
presenter John Berger ⓘ
producer Mike Dibb ⓘ
linked to: Michael Dibb
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
publicationYearOfCompanionBook 1972 ⓘ
runtimePerEpisode approximately 30 minutes ⓘ
subjectMatter Western art history ⓘ
advertising imagery ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
reproduction of images ⓘ
the male gaze ⓘ
visual culture ⓘ
writer John Berger ⓘ

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