Art critic Alastair Sooke tracks down the ten most expensive paintings to sell at auction, and investigates the stories behind the astronomic prices art can reach. Gaining access to the glittering world of the super-rich, Sooke discovers why the planet's richest people want to spend their millions on art.

The story of Manhattan Plaza, the renowned experiment in subsidized housing catering to people in th...

Working closely with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Sunflowers goes beyond a ‘virtual exhibition’...
Octavio Ocampo is the creator of the metamorphic style painting technique, a technique of overlappin...

Actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow goes back to school to demonstrate the t...

One night, nine children from the same Tunisian village attempt the deadly crossing. Like a poem or ...

The Falcons is an intimate, observational documentary that delves into the world of the Tshakhruk Et...

A special celebrating the origins and legacy of Star Wars' legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett.

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole...
AquaBurn is an award-winning documentary film by director Bill Breithaupt showcasing "The Floating W...

Nine artisans on secluded Gabriola Island reveal the differences between mass manufactured and authe...

Departing from peripheral details of some paintings of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a female narrato...

This film offers an up-close look at the world of renowned shoe designer Christian Louboutin and his...

A 96-year-old woman in a Kerala village pursues her lifelong dream of getting an education. Having n...

Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the nation's mo...
A beautifully done video of Burning Man 2001, 2002 & 2003. Lots of people interviews, Center Caf...
Drama in the Desert: The Sights and Sounds of Burning Man is a full-color book (which includes a DVD...
Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin is far from being a household name, yet he designed the iconic clock ...

In 1914, the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London...

This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA com...