S1E8: Rothko
Simon Schama's Power of Art
8 Dec 200651 minTV-14
Do paintings need to have human forms in them to represent humanity? Mark Rothko didn’t think so. In fact, he felt the people in paintings got in the way and that connection should be through a completely new language. He certainly achieved this with his masterful Seagram murals, a commission that was never delivered. Art historian Simon Schama tries to make sense of Rothko’s vision.