Glasgow: The Grit and the Glamour

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Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

imagine... explores the story of a group of artists and curators who stormed the international art world and turned their home city of Glasgow into a global capital for contemporary art. Amongst the artists Alan Yentob encounters are 2011 Turner Prize-winner Martin Boyce, as well as previous winners Douglas Gordon, Simon Starling and Richard Wright, to tell the story of a city now as famed for its contemporary art as it was for its shipbuilding.

Credits

Series Editor
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest
Martin Boyce
Interviewed Guest
Douglas Gordon
Interviewed Guest
Simon Starling
Interviewed Guest
Richard Wright
Presenter
Alan Yentob
Director
Colin Murray

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