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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