Beneath the Spire - the story of York St Mary's, York Art Gallery's contemporary art space
York St Mary's is a deconsecrated church in York, England, which is used to show contemporary art installations. This film looks at the history of the building itself, St Mary's Church, Castlegate, and takes a look back at the varied works which have been shown since it opened as York St Mary's, a contemporary art venue. Some artists have created site specific works for the space; some works have been chosen as they fit so well within it. Discover some of the peace and inspiration others have found in the building, in this film, featuring York Museums Trust's head curator, Andrew Morrison, and curator of art, Laura Turner.
THE WHY FILES - St Mary's Church Hall, Bishophill, York (L!VE TV, 1999)
The Why Files was a smashing cable TV programme. I managed to record hours of the best ghost stories on it to VHS before the channel shut down in 2000. This tale is covered on some of York's ghost tours.
Art Happens: Bring Leisure Land Golf to York Art Gallery
Help York Art Gallery bring artist Doug Fishbone’s Leisure Land Golf to the Artists Garden this summer. Fully playable, the course is comprised of 7 holes, by artists John Akomfrah, Doug Fishbone, Ellie Harrison, Yinka Shonibare, Hetain Patel, Reactor and Eyal and Ines Weizman.
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York Castle Museum - TV Ad 2008
The 2008 TV ad for York Castle Museum, York, England
Green Party Councillors on pollution in York
After figures showed that air pollution in York is in fact worse than in London, Yorkie reporters Ava Farrally and Adam Walsh went to talk to local Councillors Denise Craghill and Andy D'Agorne about the problem and what measures the council was taking in response.
YE OLDE STARRE INNE (part 1)
The first pub of the weekend.
Hull, England Part 3
Covers from February 1st to the 4th. Hoping to have not used any illegal songs.
VIP Taxy Ride On Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane' Photo Monatge
A few pictures taken on the day of our VIP taxy ride aboard 'Just Jane'
Melanie Martinez - K-12 (The Film)
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An Artist’s State of Mind
This is a piece created by second year Theatre and Performance students at the University of Leeds. It responded to Leonardo Da Vinci’s exhibition ‘A Life in Drawing’ through a series of open structures, which involved movement, written text, vocal soundscapes, live music as well as a ‘reflection station’. This consisted of a table, a typewriter, a scrapbook and photocopies of images from the creative process as well as Da Vinci’s sketches.
The scrapbook was assembled whilst and in response to the piece, as it was unfolding in the space.
Dealers [Discovery UK] Season 1 Episode 2
Dealers is an international reality television series produced by Fever Media for the Discovery Channel. The premise of the series introduces a group of five top international fine art, collectibles, and antiques dealers to the public, where individuals are invited to attempt to sell their family heirlooms, fine art, antiques, jewellery, and vintage treasures to one of the five high-stakes buyers that anchor the show each week.
The five international dealers appear on show.
Richard Gauntlett, a Pimlico Road gallery owner and a specialist in 20th century art, antiques and historic motor cars.
Gillian Anderson Price, the owner of Judith Michael & Daughter Vintage Treasures, which is an exclusive London-based vintage boutique, whose A-list clientele of film industry professionals, high-fashion models, and award-winning musicians includes Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Kate Moss, Jude Law, and Liam and Noel Gallagher.
Nikolas Robinson, a pawnbroker who can spot a fake a mile off and specialising in diamonds, jewels, fine art, and antiques.
Scott Diament, an antiques expert whose high-profile and exclusive fairs attract brokers from all over the world.
Jenny Pat, a Canadian television personality and international expert specialising in exclusive Chinese art and antiques, having served for over four years as the Chinese painting specialist at Christie's International Auction House in Hong Kong.
List of appraised items
3:02 3 rare rocks from outer space - Lunar meteorite, Brenham meteorite, Campo del Cielo meteorite
12:08 Some vintage costume jewellery, Chanel necklace and brooch made by Coco Chanel
19:07 Iron lung ventilator in 1950s
22:02 Iconic imperial Russian helmet, circa 1900
28:26 Wedding ring used the marriage between Lord Henry Darnley & Mary Queen of Scots, 1565
33:03 ATCO training car manufactured 1939
36:44 Artwork from a Picasso contemporary - Watercolour montage, Man Owl, Kite
St. Mary's Church, Fordingbridge mavic drone footage
A church is mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. It was rebuilt by the Normans around 1150 and would then have been an open space internally. The North Chapel and north and south aisles were added around 1230. Within another 100 years the clerestory had been added, the tower raised (in modern times housing 8 bells plus a Sanctus bell) and the North Chapel extended. The Chapel has a straight tie beam truss roof of chestnut that masquerades as a hammerbeam roof.
Lands in Fordingbridge and the advowson of the church were granted to King's College, Cambridge in 1447 by Henry VI, after being given to the Crown by Humphrey, Duke of Buckingham.
Externally the Church has changed little since the 16th century although originally the exterior flint work would have been plastered like one of its neighbours, St Mary, Breamore. Internally the Church looks much as it did after the 1840 renovation except for the addition of the organ in 1887 and the reredos in 1820.
The Church once had a three-decker pulpit but this has been removed. In very recent years the Victorian pews were replaced by chairs to facilitate using the space much more flexibly. In 2000 a new window was commissioned in the south aisle to commemorate the millennium. Also two of the bells were sent to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry to be recast and re-tuned.
Learning at York Castle Museum
Find out what's on offer for learners of all ages at York Castle Museum, which is world-famous for its recreated Victorian Street and displays of everyday objects from the past. This film shows a shapshot of the events, workshops and hands-on activities available to school groups, early years, adults, volunteers and family visitors.
Minimal UK compact home uses glass, plywood, steel, concrete
On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type of terrace house that, in contrast to its Victorian neighbors, resembles stacked glass cubes. Occupying most of a small plot in Brixton, Slip House is one of the UK's most sustainable homes, but it's not all windmills and solar panels, instead the three slipped (cantilevered) box forms create an ultra-modern exterior and a calm, zen-like, open-spaced interior.
The cement and steel structure of the home is covered by a semi-opaque glass which opens the home to the street by allowing passersby to see the moving shadows inside. It's a new type of upside down house: the bottom floor houses Turner's architecture office, the middle floor is the living quarters and the top floor with the best views is reserved for living. Martin and Turner are minimalists so to create a kind of sanctuary, they have hidden nearly all of their things behind hand-crafted birch plywood furniture.
Achieving a Level 5 for sustainable homes- the highest rating in the UK-, Slip House relies on 'energy piles' which use a solar assisted ground source heat pump integrated into the pile foundations, a wildflower green roof, rain water harvesting, permeable driveway, photovoltaics, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and underfloor heating.
Arguably what makes Slip House sustainable isn't in its materials, but in its flexibility to change with the needs of its tenants. It can morph from single family home to apartment plus office to a home plus in-law unit. Currently, Martin and Turner are living over the shop, but it's a setup that they hope could be a model for affordable housing.
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St Olave's Church York 25 September 2013 by Roy West
St Olave's Church York 25 September 2013 by Roy West
Most Expensive Works of Art Destroyed By Tourists
Tourists have done some stupid things while trying to get that ultimate selfie in front of a priceless work of art. In today's amazing funny video we're looking at some of the most expensive disasters caused by ignorant tourists. Imagine the fine you'd get for carving your name into the Colosseum!
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Public Art Trip: New York City | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: New York City offers way too many art-viewing opportunities for us to cover in a single art trip video, so this time we decided to focus on the abundant public art around the city.
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Madison Square Park
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City Hall Park
- Claudia Comte & Chris Watson:
The High Line
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- Tony Matelli:
Grand Army Plaza
- David Shrigley:
Socrates Sculpture Park
- Meg Webster:
Brooklyn Bridge Park
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- Martin Creed:
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A Day in the Life of a Modern American Exorcist
The ancient rite of casting evil spirits from the possessed is on the rise in the United States. Historically, demonic possessions have been used to describe mental or physical illnesses and even strings of bad luck, but the scientific community has debunked many of the outdated convictions.
With the U.S. being home to 20 percent of the world’s exorcists, VICE investigates why the phenomenon of exorcism is on the rise. We speak to Father Lampert, a member of the International Association of Exorcists and Michael Shermer, a former Evangelical Christian and founder of Skeptic magazine, to see why the modern exorcism is thriving in the West.
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Art Trip: Houston | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
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We take an art pilgrimage to Houston, Texas, and visit the likes of the Rothko Chapel, James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany, the Menil Collection, and Project Row Houses, among others. Come with us we feast upon Houston's many cultural riches, and some good food, too!
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Menil Chapel 1971 interior photo by Middleton
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Southeast England
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | Check your local public television station for this Rick Steves’ Europe episode or watch it on Arcing along the southeast coast of England, we'll travel from Canterbury (with its famous cathedral) to Dover (stoutly fortified from Roman times to the Battle of Britain). Then we'll hike the trails that top the towering chalk cliffs of the South Downs, wander into the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island), and push on to Portsmouth, whose naval heritage has left it with the best collection of historic sailing ships anywhere.
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