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Design and Architecture

Production design, art and politics, the creative mind

Hosted by Frances Anderton Feb. 21, 2017
What makes production design so special? We consider the five Oscar nominees this year for production design and why their films stand out. As artists respond to President Trump's administration, we look how art movements became weapons in the past century's great ideological battles. And what makes a person creative? And what does the Cold War have to do with it? A historic study of the minds of the greatest Mid-Century architects is described in a new book.

Photo: A scene from La La Land, a 2017 Academy Award nominee for production design.

From this Episode:

How production designers make movie magic

At this Sunday's Academy Awards, five pairs of production designers and set decorators will compete for the Production Design award. The nominees are Arrival, Fantastic...

12 min

Art and politics

There's been an explosion of expression in reaction to the Trump administration, from searing comedy to pink pussyhats. So how much of a role do artists play in protesting...

8 min

'The Creative Architect'

What does creativity have to do with winning the Cold War? In the late 1950s, the top architects of the day were invited to participate in a historic study of creativity at...

8 min

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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