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Nothing Matters (Original title)
Date: 27 June 1999 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ian Macmillan

Synopsis: 4 of 6: Matthew Collings turns his attentions to minimalism, focusing on the work of Yves Klein, Donald Judd and Bothko. He also goes to New York to interview jazz trumpeter Robert Ryman, who became famous in the 1960s for his all-white paintings, and talks to London artist Martin Creed, whose rock band Owadda performs Creed's song `Nothing'.

Subjects:
Klein, Yves, Rothko, Mark (1903-1970), Judd, Donald, Ryman, Robert, Jazz music (1950- ), Creed, Martin, Abstract expressionism, Modern art movements

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TV Transmissions
Date: 27 June 1999Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 51 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo

Credits (9)
Production Company: Oxford Television Company, Produced for: Channel Four, Executive Producer: Nicholas Kent, Executive Producer: Anand Tucker, Series Producer: Ian Macmillan, Associate Producer: John Sergeant, Script: Matthew Collings, Director of Photography: Doug Hartington
Cast (3)
Matthew Collings, Owadda, Martin Creed
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.41 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-06-27BFI identifier: C-1047361
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(2)
Description: D3Duration: 50.41 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-06-27BFI identifier: C-1047336
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.41 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-06-27BFI identifier: C-1047361
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access