Alberto Giacometti: The Boy from the Mountains (Part 1)
2026-07-27 · 53 min · episode 24 · 9 entities
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Why do many regard the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti as the greatest sculptor of the 20th century? And why did he spectacularly fall out with the leader of the Surrealist movement, André Breton? Join Alastair and James as they explore the austere and often bizarre world of Alberto Giacometti.
'Alberto Giacometti. Faces and Landscapes of Home', Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz, 13 December 2025 – 28 March 2026
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Artworks in this episode:
Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man I, 1960
Alberto Giacometti, Spoon Woman, 1927
Alberto Giacometti, Suspended Ball, 1930-31
Alberto Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m., 1932
Alberto Giacometti, Woman with Her Throat Cut (Femme égorgée), 1932
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Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox
Additional Research: Laura Sovilla
Producer and Editor: Ben Harding
Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac