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Drug-Taking and the Arts: Directed by Storm Thorgerson. With Bernard Hill, Phil Daniels, Thom Booker, Patrick Barlow. How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.
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- Documentary, Drama
- Storm Thorgerson
- 1993-02-23
- Pablo Picasso
- Antonin Artaud
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Damien Hirst
There are hundreds of photographs and video clips of Picassowith a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other. However, when Picasso was making his name on the Parisian art scene in the 1920s, he was also known to have experimented with some more extreme vices. Picasso was one of the artists living in Paris at the same time as Cocteau and the t...
Having been prescribed laudanum (a cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and opium) as a means of helping him overcome a depressive episodeas a 16-year-old, it’s not surprising that Antonin Artaudwent on to develop a lifelong addiction to a number of narcotic substances. Artaud may be one of the lesser-known artists on this list, however, he was very much a...
One of the most tragic incidents of artists experimenting with narcotics is the case of Jean Michel Basquiat. He was an artist who quickly rose to become an icon of the American art scene in the 1970s; and it sadly didn’t take long for his fame to lead to vice and then self-destruction. He began to take heroin, and it wasn’t long before this highly...
It comes as no surprise that Damien Hirst, one of the leading artists in the YBA movement, had a few encounters with drugs in his formative years. The YBAs (Young British Artists) were known for their links to pop and celebrity culture. Specifically, at a time when cocaine and Ecstasy were particularly popular party drugs in the UK. Hirst has alway...
- John Sewell
Mar 24, 2022 · Artist-addicts continue to inspire curiosity and obsession, but as we move farther from the 20th century and toward a reinterpretation of substance abuse that places it in the context of...
Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993) | MUBI. 8.2. /10. 9 Ratings. Critics reviews. Based on the idea that drugs have influenced some of our greatest minds (Poe, Baudelaire etc.), this film documents just how influential drug experiences have been on the minds of great writers, poets and thinkers.
Jun 2, 2023 · In the realm of art, there exists an enigmatic connection to the world of drugs—an allure that has enticed and ensnared countless renowned artists throughout history. These tragic tales, punctuated by creativity, self-destruction, and haunting masterpieces
Aug 1, 2016 · Art and drugs have a history that stretches back millennia. But when it comes to modern and contemporary approaches, science, technology and concept have broadened the horizons for artists...
Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
