Documentary about the legendary haven for some of the 20th century’s greatest talent. Appearances from Andy Warhol and Quentin Crisp amongst others. Watch it now on BBC iPlayer.
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William Turnbull
5 days left to watch this 1 hour documentary on one of the ‘pioneers of modernism in Britain’ on the BBC iPlayer.
Pre-Raphaelites on BBC4
On BBC4 tonight at 20:00, the second part of this series examining the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who brought notoriety to British art in the 19th century, bursting into the spotlight in 1848 and shocking their peers with a new kind of radical art.
This second part looks at how they continued by transforming landscape painting with a microscopic examination of the natural world, some ten years before the French Impressionists.
More details here.
Harlem Shake: could it kill sampling?
An unexpected viral dance craze shot Baauer’s Harlem Shake to the top of the Billboard charts. Almost immediately, legal letters began to arrive. So, can cut-and-paste culture continue to flourish on the internet? Read the article here.
Yinka Shonibare at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, normally a haven of tranquillity, has been invaded by armed foxes and headless gunmen. Be mesmerised by the hilarious world of Yinka Shonibare. Read the review here.
Art’s original ‘bad girl’ – Dorothy Iannone
Decades before Tracey Emin was commemorating her conquests on canvas, American artist Dorothy Iannone was baiting the censors with sexually explicit work celebrating her life and loves. Click here to read more.
Help! My assignment is due in next week but I’ve been ill and there’s no chance I’ll get it finished in time. What can I do?
Don’t worry, all may not be lost. You could put in a request for an extension. Here’s a link to UniPal that tellsyou how to do just this… http://tinyurl.com/aek2e3k
You’ll need to log-in with your username and password then click on the link to ‘Admissions and Records’ and you’ll find a question about getting an extension complete with the answer on how to do it. Good luck.
What do you want to know Wednesday
Hello
We’re starting a new feature, ‘What do you want to know Wednesday’. Basically we’ll be posting answers to questions we regularly get asked here in the library as an additional way of providing help and support to you all.
The answers will probably include a link to further help on our web pages and/or UniPal.
Fresher’s Fayre
The library is having a stand at Fresher’s Fayre this year. We’ll be promoting our services and facilities and will be giving away lots of freebies and holding an prize giveaway so be sure to pay us a visit.
UCB Library Summer Opening Hours
Check our summer opening hours here.