Nature. British sculptor and environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor uses the ocean floor as his art gallery, transforming the seabed with his ephemeral underwater sculptures. It's his way of showing the world how we are shaped by and dependent on the world's oceans.

#Underwatermuseum #JasondeCairesTaylor #Sculpture

Nature. British sculptor and environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor uses the ocean floor as his art gallery, transforming the seabed with his ephemeral underwater sculptures. It's his way of showing the world how we are shaped by and dependent on the world's oceans.

#Underwater #Sculpture #Exhibition

In this episode of Showcase;

Overture: Selections From The Borusan Contemporary Art Collection 0:53

The Tale of Genji: Japanese Classic Illuminated 04:07

John Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Co-curator of the Genji Exhibition 08:22

AI: More than Human 15:42

Another Gauguin Emerges 20:35

Underwater Sculpture 23:13

#Genji #Overture #Exhibition

The 11th-century Japanese epic 'The Tale of Genji' has been described as the world's very first novel. The sprawling 54-chapter-long saga set in medieval Japan tells sweeping tales of imperial court rivalries, doomed love affairs and the Buddhist view of the afterlife. And now, an exhibition in New York is looking at the influence that this historical tome has had on the creative classes over the last millennia.

John Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Co-curator of the Genji Exhibition 03:49

#TalesofGenji #Japanese #Exhibition

While art is often about creating beauty, it also has a role to play in showing us the things we don't always want to see. Istanbul's Borusan Contemporary is trying to do just that with a special focus on the destruction of the earth's natural resources. Using current environmental data, this installation lays bare the ugly truth of what could happen to the earth's flora and fauna if our consumerist, capitalist-driven society continues to go unchecked. Showcase producer Nursena Tuter was there to heed the warnings for herself.

#Overture #Contemporary #Art

In this episode of Showcase;

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 01:10

Mar Dixon, International Museum Consultant 05:46

Art of Alexei Leonov 11:28

Shaft is Back 14:57

Eric Eisenberg, Events Editor for CinemaBlend 18:49

The Leonardo Da Vinci Effect 23:42

#Shaft #RoyalAcademy #Exhibition

Whether your fancy is a shimmering tiger covered in chocolate marshmallow wrappers, or maybe it's architectural models exploring environmental issues or a whole menagerie of pet portraits, there's something for everyone at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. There are more than 1500 pieces on offer. Everything from video installations to sculptures by established artists like Britain's Tracy Emin to some you'll never have heard of. Showcase's Miranda Atty has more.

Mar Dixon, International Museum Consultant 04:10

#RoyalAcademy #SummerExhibition #TracyEmin

The 1970s were a robust time for black cinema in America. It was the birth of the 'blacksploitation' movement which saw films made by and for African-Americans, whose themes often centred around oppression and injustice. And whose stars didn't play second fiddle to white actors? One on-screen character that epitomized this movement was private detective John Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree. Shaft, a slickly-dressed private eye, fought crime and racism with a "take no nonsense from nobody" attitude. And now, he's back to help his fellow brothers and sisters once again.

Eric Eisenberg, Events Editor for CinemaBlend 03:19

#Shaft #SameuelLJackson #Cinema

In this episode of Showcase;

Circe by Madeline Miller 0:48

Madeline Miller. Author 01:48

The Bosphorus Review of Books 14:42

Luke Frostick, Editor in Chief of The Bosphorus Review of Books & Liam Murray, Poetry Editor of The Bosphorus Review of Books 15:17

Bosphorus by Boonmoon 21:58

#Bosphorus #Literature #Boonmoon

Following months of peaceful protests and sit-ins in Khartoum, Sudan's military decided to step in and break up the protest camps, resulting in the killing of dozens of unarmed activists. Volunteer doctors say more than 40 bodies were removed from the Nile, and dozens more men and women were reported to have been raped at the hands of paramilitary groups.

It is a dark turn for the popular uprising that unseated Omar al Bashir after 30 years in power, raising fears the military council overseeing the democratic transition is attempting to seize control.