Artists featured in the BBC Archive

Henry Moore at Kew, 2008

To coincide with the Henry Moore retrospective at Tate Britain, the BBC Archive has brought together a collection of films and interviews about the sculptor's life and work which can be viewed online.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/henrymoore/index.shtml
Access: Free



Francis Bacon is another featured artist in the Archive.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bacon/
Access : Free

D&AD lectures

The D&AD President's lectures for Spring 2010 have been announced as:

Mike Byrne of Anomaly - 19th April

Collett Dickenson Pearce (CDP) : Tony Brignull, Sir Frank Lowe, Sir Alan Parker, John Salmon and Alan Waldie answer questions on one of the most important UK advertising agencies of the twentieth century - 19th May

Further details and booking information available at: http://www.dandad.org/buy/presidents-lectures.html

You can view previous year's lectures for free online, speakers include:  Ivan Chermayoff, Nick Bell and Kyle Cooper.

Link: http://www.dandad.org/membership/lectures.asp
Access: Free

Fashion blogs

Keep up to date with what's hot in the world of fashion blogging with 10 of the best, as chosen by Alice Fisher, style editor of the Observer.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/feb/21/10-best-fashion-bloggers
Access: Free

Tate Channel

Tate Player has been replaced with Tate Channel, showing a range of interviews, talks and performances relating to Tate exhibitions and events.  The site includes a selection of films by artists, including Yinka Shonibare, Gilbert & George, Fischli & Weiss, Liliane Lijn, and Langlands & Bell. 

Current ‘Editor’s Picks’ include films on John Baldessari, Mat Collishaw and Chris Ofili.

Link: http://channel.tate.org.uk/channel
Access: Free