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Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

A conversation between Willian Kentridge and opera and theatre director Pierre Audi about the cultural setting of the Weimar Republic, the time when Alban Berg wrote his opera Lulu.

Duration : 1h 7m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

If We Ever Get to Heaven is a work by the celebrated South African artist William Kentridge. The artist achieved renown with his remarkable animation films, charcoal drawings and installations composed of film, sound, music and sculptural objects.

Duration : 13m
Maturity Level : all

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque - Dhaka Bangladesh

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque - Dhaka Bangladesh

In an increasingly dense neighborhood of Dhaka, the Mosque was raised on a plinth on a site axis creating a 13-degree angle with the qibla direction, which called for innovation in the layout. A cylindrical volume was inserted into a square, facilitating a rotation of the prayer hall, and forming light courts on four sides.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Bunateka Libraries - Various Locations, Kosovo

Bunateka Libraries - Various Locations, Kosovo

Bunateka is a word play from the Albanian words biblioteka, or library, and bunar, meaning well or source of water. The architect, living in Kosovo until the age of 12, grew up and was educated in Switzerland, Nearly 17 years later, as he returned to his home town of Lutogllavë, he saw nothing had changed. So the idea for the Bunateka emerged from the aspiration to establish libraries in Kosovo’s rural areas in order to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities to access books and educational materials.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Makoko Floating School - Lagos, Nigeria

Makoko Floating School - Lagos, Nigeria

Some 80,000 people reside in Makoko, in a stilt settlement south of Lagos, built over water, served by only one English-speaking primary school on reclaimed land susceptible to flooding. The Floating School is a prototype structure whose main aim is to generate an alternative building system and urban culture for the populations of Africa’s coastal regions.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Manouchehri House - Kashan, Iran

Manouchehri House - Kashan, Iran

A boutique hotel and textile centre located in the historic quarter of Kashan, in the province of Isfahan, the project entailed the restoration of a 19th century merchant home, typical of the historic residential buildings of the area which have for the most part fallen into complete disrepair.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge - Tehran, Iran

Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge - Tehran, Iran

The architects first conceived the two-to-three level, 270-metre-long curved pedestrian bridge of varying width, a complex steel structure featuring a dynamic three-dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels that sits on three tree shape columns, with a third where the truss meets the column branches.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Doha Tower - Doha, Qatar

Doha Tower - Doha, Qatar

Sheikh Saud bin Mohammad Al Thani had met Jean Nouvel on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition of the work of the architect at the Centre Pompidou in 2002 and invited him to design a tower to fit into the vision for the development of Doha. The Tower is a cylindrical volume that measures 45 metres in diameter.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Friendship Center - Gaibandha, Bangladesh

Friendship Center - Gaibandha, Bangladesh

The Centre was created to train staff of an NGO working with people inhabiting nearby chars, or riverine islands. Offices, a library, meeting rooms, and prayer and tea rooms are included in pavilion-like buildings surrounded by courts and pools. The Centre is also rented out for meetings, training, and conferences for income generation.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Guelmim School of Technology - Guelmim, Morocco

Guelmim School of Technology - Guelmim, Morocco

Situated in Guelmim, 200 kilometers south of Agadir and known as the Door of the Sahara, the School was conceived in line with a policy of decentralization and making education more accessible to those living in remote areas. Comprising a 250-seat lecture hall, classrooms, laboratories, study rooms, library, offices, sports grounds and staff accommodation.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Nasrid Tower Restoration - Huercal-Overa, Spain

Nasrid Tower Restoration - Huercal-Overa, Spain

The project explores the dichotomy between the solid, ageless construction of the existing 13th century Nasrid Tower, made by anonymous craftsmen, and the provisional, light, degradable nature of the contemporary. The additions to the original building are conceived as future ruins, removable, temporary objects placed directly onto the ground without foundations and made with contrasting materials.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

King Fahad National Library - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

King Fahad National Library - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The cuboid shape of the new building surrounds the old 1980s library building on all sides, thus giving the National Library a new appearance in the cityscape. It is clad by lozenge-shaped textile awnings, which playfully combine revelation and concealment. White membranes, supported by a three-dimensional, tensile-stressed steel cable structure, act as sunshades and reinterpret the Arabian tent structure tradition in a low-energy way.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Orchid Reverie

Orchid Reverie

In this Slow Art video, Martin Johnson Heade’s Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds glow with otherworldly stillness. A jungle mist surrounds the luminous orchid, while hummingbirds hover like jeweled spirits. Every element, rain-drenched moss, gleaming feathers, and translucent petals is painted with meditative precision. The composition is both intimate and vast, inviting deep, breathlike observation. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/61244-cattleya-orchid-and-three-hummingbirds].

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Blue Dress, Still Garden

Blue Dress, Still Garden

In this tender Slow Art video, Renoir’s The Girl with a Watering Can becomes a moment of still serenity. A young child stands amidst blooming greenery, dressed in brilliant blue with a small watering can in hand. Her gaze is direct yet unreadable, a portrait of innocence paused in time. Renoir’s luminous brushwork softens every edge, inviting calm contemplation. This work can be seen [The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46681-girl-watering-can].

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Vanishing Harvest

Vanishing Harvest

In this Slow Art video, Roger Fenton’s Fruit and Flowers becomes a quiet meditation on abundance and impermanence. The rich still-life, grapes, lilies, roses, and a wine goblet fill the frame in glowing sepia tones. Each carefully arranged object seems poised on the verge of spilling into view, a silent ballet of ripeness and decay. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.132371.html].

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Joy & Disorder

Joy & Disorder

In this lively Slow Art video, Jan Steen’s The Dancing Couple comes to life in layers of color, movement, and subtle mischief. A young pair dances at the heart of a bustling tavern, surrounded by musicians, drinkers, and flirtations. Steen’s scene overflows with joy, yet chaos simmers beneath the cheer. Every figure tells a story, every gesture a moral clue. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1220-dancing-couple].

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

A Still Gaze

A Still Gaze

This Slow Art video lingers over Rembrandt’s Self Portrait, capturing the artist’s aging face with unflinching honesty. His eyes meet yours in quiet confrontation, tired, wise, and deeply human. As light traces each fold of skin and dab of paint, a life lived in observation and solitude gradually unfolds. No mask, no grandeur just presence. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/79-self-portrait].

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Sacred Silence

Sacred Silence

In this Slow Art video, Jan van Eyck’s The Annunciation opens like a whispered revelation. Gabriel and Mary stand suspended in radiant stillness, each detail, wings, robes, tiled floor bathed in divine clarity. The heavenly message is not spoken but seen, woven into light, gesture, and architectural precision. Every frame invites deeper reflection on the spiritual and the sublime. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46.html].

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Harmony & Theft

Harmony & Theft

In this Slow Art video, Gerrit van Honthorst’s The Concert unfolds in hushed chiaroscuro. Eight musicians gather around a candlelit table, each note captured in velvety light and rich color. Watch closely: alongside the music, a subtle theft, a young woman pilfers a jewel from a singer unfolds, revealing the fragility behind festive harmony. This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/163184-concert].

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Imran Qureshi

Imran Qureshi

From his home in Lahore, Imran Qureshi reminisces about the sounds of his father’s typewriter and the chimes of the wall clock installed in his study, which fascinated him as a boy. In retrospect, he recognises and celebrates the connection between these lasting impressions from his childhood, and his own artistic practice.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo speaks about his solo exhibition ’Let The Frame of Things Disjoint’, which was on view at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, in 2017.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

Gilbert & George | Drinking Pieces and Video Sculptures | Galerie Ropac London

Gilbert & George | Drinking Pieces and Video Sculptures | Galerie Ropac London

After selling their first work of art in 1970, Gilbert & George celebrated by getting drunk at Balls Brothers Wine Bar in Bethnal Green, London, and recorded their experience in a series of black and white pictures. Video by Nikolai Saoulski In this series, referred to as Drinking Pieces, the distorted and blurred images evoke a feeling of inebriation.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George invited Julia Peyton-Jones to their house in East London where they live and work. The artists conducted a tour of their studio presenting models and catalogues of two of their current exhibitions, describing how they make their pictures in addition to showing their work in progress on their latest series entitled ‘The New Normal’ as well as other projects which are underway.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

Jules de Balincourt | There Are More Eyes Than Leaves on the Trees

Jules de Balincourt | There Are More Eyes Than Leaves on the Trees

This latest series of abstract landscapes, initiated over a year ago and finalised during the first half of 2020, express a desire for both physical and emotional escape. Mixing intimate and large formats, many of these paintings convey the soothing presence of nature and manifest the need for a shelter far from the world we live in.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all