Pitzhanger Late: ‘The South Bank Show: Anthony Caro’ Screening
2023
27 April 2023
Pitzhanger Late: ‘The South Bank Show: Anthony Caro’ Screening
Overview
Join us for a special screening of The South Bank Show: Anthony Caro at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, 39 years after the episode was first shown on British television on 24th June 1984.
Filmed by Nigel Wattis in the year of Caro’s 60th birthday exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery and hosted by Melvyn Bragg, the documentary features interviews with Caro and visits to his studios in London and in the country to see works in progress.
Screened alongside Pitzhanger’s current exhibition, Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture, this is a unique opportunity to hear Caro’s thoughts on how we can approach viewing and understanding abstract art; bringing conversations that have been hidden in archives for many years back into the present.
First aired in 1978, the South Bank Show was a longstanding, popular British arts television show broadcast on the ITV network for over 30 years before its cancellation in 2010. The show sought to celebrate and interrogate both ‘high’ and popular art forms, both home-grown and from across the globe.
The screening will begin at 6.30 pm. 50 min. English subtitles.
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Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed all day on Thursday 6 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All other rooms will be open as usual during our regular opening hours.
Please note that although our Manor House remains open as normal, we are hosting our Wedding Open Day across the Manor space on 25th October 2025. Artworks in the Manor will be available as normal.
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11.30am–5pm on Saturday 18 October for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–3.30pm on Friday 31 October for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that 13 November, the Gallery will close at 6pm for the Curator’s Talk with Richard Calvocoressi and Nicholas Serota. From 5pm, there may be some set-up activity in the space, though it will remain open and accessible for ticket holders.
If you do not have a ticket for the talk, we recommend planning your visit a little earlier in the day to enjoy the full exhibition.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 10am–5pm on Thursday 6 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 10am–3pm on Sunday 9 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
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