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Art of Now Episodes

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    Hong Kong Artists

    How artists in Hong Kong are coping with censorship and political repression.

  2. Dreaming of Damascus

    One artist's memories of Damascus, captured in minature.

  3. Playing with the Dead

    Jordan Erica Webber explores how video games can let us play with people after their death

  4. A Life in Song

    Singer-songwriter Sean Cooney explores the art of writing songs about real people.

  5. Hearing Architecture

    The story of blind architect Chris Downey, told in his own words.

  6. The Gospel of Grime

    From gospel to grime, Jesse Bernard explores the role music plays in black churches.

  7. Berlin鈥檚 Nightlife

    DJ Emily Dust explores the unusual ways Berlin's clubbing scene is fighting gentrification

  8. Black and Creative in Scotland

    Tomiwa Folorunso explores the experience of being a black female artist in Scotland.

  9. Raw Meat

    Susan Bright gets bloody and fleshy with artists who鈥檙e using body parts as a raw material

  10. Mixtape For Zimbabwe

    Songs and sounds from UK based writer Belinda Zhawi, dedicated to her birth country.

  11. Out of the Wood

    Stripping away trees to reveal the sapling inside 鈥� art that touches nature.

  12. Christchurch

    Artists reflect on their work after one of New Zealand鈥檚 darkest days.

  13. Good Vibrations

    Comedian and actor Isy Suttie, seeking relaxation, explores the world of sound therapy.

  14. North Korea

    Step inside North Korea's Art Studio

  15. A Mathematician's Guide to Beauty

    Mathematician Vicky Neale explores the idea of the beautiful in maths.

  16. Recovery

    A studio in London where survivors of torture are using art to help with their recovery

  17. Filth

    Emma Critchley meets the artists turning smog, landfill and sewage into challenging art.

  18. The Algorhythms of Epilepsy

    The screech of an owl, the howl of a wolf - the sound of epilepsy in the brain as art.

  19. The Last Exposure

    The end of the dark room - and a glimpse into the colourful world of Garry Fabian-Miller.

  20. The Tides of the Staithe

    Kevin Crossley-Holland reflects on the magic and the menace of the Norfolk tides

  21. The Walking Dance

    Stories of people with Parkinson's finding balance in the steps of the Argentine tango.

  22. Innervisions

    Visually impaired musicians finding ways to flourish in the age of the touch screen.

  23. Playing Well: VERY LOUD SCIENCE

    The investigation into music and mental health concludes with a surprising experiment

  24. Playing Well: On the Road

    Idles, Wolf Alice, She Drew the Gun and Bill Ryder-Jones talk mental health and music

  25. Playing Well: Frightened Rabbit

    Chris Hawkins examines the life and legacy of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison

  26. Rwanda's Returnees

    Artists from Rwanda鈥檚 diaspora are returning. Dr Zoe Norridge explores why.

  27. Harlem's New Renaissance

    Harlem's New Renaissance - 100 years of culture in Harlem introduced by Darryl Pinckney.

  28. Bangladesh

    Dhaka artist Dibarah Mahboob explores the flourishing activist art of Bangladesh.

  29. Limbo Land

    Northern Irish artists explore the complex relationship between memory, identity and place

  30. Scandinavia

    Louise Morris challenges Scandinavia's idyllic image through its radical artists.

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