EGG, the Arts Show
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| Narrated by | Elaine Stritch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
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| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 13, 2000 – April 8, 2005 |
EGG, the arts show is an American nonfiction television program that aired on PBS from January 13, 2000 to April 8, 2005. EGG documented both the famous and the unusual aspects and projects of classical and modern arts; its narrator was Elaine Stritch.
Produced by WNET, Jeff Folmsbee served as Executive Producer. Mark Mannucci was series producer. EGG won a Peabody Award in 2002.Trio channel cable network has aired the series in reruns.
Pat Rabdau worked as a producer and cameraman.
Features three artists who probe life's one inescapable truth: We're all going to die. Sally Mann photographs death and its beauty. Grammy Award-winning music legend Ralph Stanley sings Appalachian songs about longing and loss. And Tim Bovard, the taxidermist-in-residence at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, turns lions, gorillas, and birds that have met their maker into gorgeous works of art.
A smorgasbord of food as subject of art. The short film The History of Food in Art begins with cave paintings and ends in Will Cotton's idea of Candyland. Catherine Chalmers' photographs of caterpillars, frogs, and praying mantises devouring their prey illustrate the principle of "eat or be eaten." Saxton Freymann makes whimsical sculptures out of leeks, green and red peppers, pumpkins, and potatoes. And Wim Delvoye's Cloaca is an art installation that replicates the human digestive system—right down to the very last poop.
Three artists face the question, "What is the price of freedom?" Iranian-born Shirin Neshat creates works in film, video, photography, and performance that explore the injustices against women in her homeland. Graphic novelist Joe Sacco ventures to war-torn Bosnia and Palestine to document the struggles of the civilians who live there. And The Onion, a weekly comic newspaper, parodies the real news and exercises the constitutional right to freedom of expression; produced by Josh Block.
This episode is about H2O and art. Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses is making a big splash—the whole play takes place in a 27-foot-long pool. Connie Imboden's underwater black-and-white photos are eerie and surreal; taking them has helped her conquer her lifelong fear of water. Ice sculptors compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics Art Trials, and surf photographers turn breaking waves, boards, and beach babes into works of art.
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