Need some help getting to grips with Surrealism? The Doctor will see you now. Peter Capaldi, a former art student, and the latest actor to play Doctor Who, settles down on Freud’s couch to deliver his wry take on the Surrealist movement.
‘Unlock Art’ is Tate’s new short film series, offering a witty inside track on the world of art. Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi joins forces with rock duo The Kills, comedian Frank Skinner, Girls star Jemima Kirke and other celebrity art fans to introduce some of the big ideas that have shaped art history. A new film is released each month, with topics ranging from the history of the nude and the nature of the art market, to Pop art.
Unlock Art is a collaboration between Tate and Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts.
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As an ongoing supporter of Tate’s work, Le Méridien also sponsors the Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate collection, which enables Tate to buy work by emerging artists at Frieze London.
Unlock Art supported by Le Méridien.
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The Doctor Explains Surrealism For 5 Minutes
Peter could easily read the bleepin' yellow pages & it would make me #MeltIntoAPuddle!!!
always good explaining Doctor! 😀
Any whovians out there? this is massive!
lol why all the emphasis on froid… don't you know that a ton psychologists are scammers and mentally ill??
Good but could have been longer. Though maybe this is meant to be part of a series?
I saw a mighty boosh photo. Yes mate.
Why is the quality SO DAMN GOOD? I mean, this channel only has 97 thousand subscribers and the quality is on par with a MILLION subscribers! Wow!
That one guy in the boat looks like ned from buzzfeed
Um. I would please now like to plug my new surrealist horroromance web series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyqDVvem_EAcOPEQTA3tSr0E7o88jRbx thanks.
Hehe, so playful
Was that a fucking eyeball getting cut open? Yikes!!
ugh ugh ugh ugh, why did i have to see that guy's eyeball get sliced open??? that's disgusting!
OK who clicked this because he was frome doctor who
Loved the cinematography in this
can someone please tell me the name of the music in the background around 3:20
0:23 what is that pink thing moving ??
Art is now so complex to understand, the government must teach us, and wipe us in the ass when gone to the toilett.
Thanks. ^_^ This was fun and interesting.
Man, this was really informative. Me studying Art and History, this was so useful! Simply awesome!
my favorite type of art work
We need Peter Capaldi back. Best Doctor ever. )-;
Nice to hear one the doctor’s legendary lectures from series 10
I am an artist. I love art history and Peter Capaldi. He also did a documentary about da Vinci. I am so happy that he appreciates the visual arts too!
Where was all the swearing
Boo this sucks
I recently made a surrealism video at school and this helped me with the unit. It's so interesting! If anyone is interested in my video, it's called "severance" on my channel 🙂 also if anyone else makes surrealistic videos, I'd love to see them
what is the music? please！
Such a fun way to sum it all up. Thanks!
I want a lobster telephone
I've never heard a pigeon screech like an eagle…
I learned about all of this in Art history class. Sophmore year of highschool.
Just keep saying sex ??
His voice, the way he speaks and articulates every single word is very soothing. How can you not like the Scots?! 🙂
It started around 1918 as a small group of poets and intellectuals experimenting with automatic writing. Not 1921.
Who better than the Doctor to explain surrealism?
anyone know the song at 1:49
Surrealism took down the USSR and now they are working on the USA. Rick Perry as a presidential candidate said he would do away with three departments. He named 2, but couldn't remember the the third, it was The Dept. of Energy. He is now the Secretary of Energy, the head of that department. The whole government is like this. trump is on TV more than anybody has ever been on TV and he lies several times everyday. Sometime correcting one lie with a different lie. Allowing whole arms of the government to just languish and die.
freud also nge!!!(^●^)
"Freud believed the primary motivation for all things in life was sex"
Me, an asexual: looks at the camera like I'm on The Office
Pretty sure I fell asleep halfway through this… Can't tell if it was the music or Peter's voice. Probably Peter's voice.
Amazing explanation and video editing, definitely easier to memorize and learn
"Who put those notes and phrases together? Who really composed..Beethoven's Fifth?"
Doctor Who
Does anyone know the song title for the closing track?