Lily Cole to present new six part Art series for Sky Arts

Lily Cole’s Art Matters will broadcast in autumn 2012.

Lily Cole will front a brand new, six part series for Sky Arts, which will see the supermodel and art history graduate get under the skin of some of the world’s most famous contemporary artists.

Lily Cole’s Art Matters, produced by back2back for Sky Arts, will see Lily embark on a fascinating journey with renowned artists such as Tacita Dean and Christo, watching them at work in their studio, discussing their life and artistic processes, and getting closer than ever before to the people behind the art.  Lily will accompany these artists to their places of inspiration as they discuss the genesis of their work and how their lives as artists really began.

Artists confirmed to appear in the series include the seminal South American artist Gabriel Orozco, Dame Paula Rego, Tacita Dean and Christo, the artist best known for his huge environmental installations such as the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont Neuf in Paris.

 
Lily, who has modelled extensively from the age of 14 for some of the world’s leading fashion houses, graduated from Cambridge University in 2011 with a double first in art history.  While Lily has embarked on a successful acting career since leaving university with roles in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Doctor Who, this is her first presenting role and her first foray into arts programming.

 “We are delighted to welcome Lily Cole to Sky Arts with this new and innovative programme,” comments James Hunt, director of Sky Arts. "We are confident that this series will offer our customers what we believe is a very different and unique opportunity to get up close and personal to some of the most intriguing, controversial and ground breaking contemporary artists.”  

“It’s a unique opportunity to be directing an arts series with a presenter from outside the exclusive ‘arts world’ circle. Lily Cole is bright and curious and with our unparalleled access to some of today’s most interesting and important contemporary artists this series is sure to be unique and fun.” Susan Doyon, Director, back2back.

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About Sky Arts

Sky Arts offers an eclectic mix of the best music, arts, biographies, chat shows, film, drama and comedy. 2012 will see Sky Arts turn the spotlight on the best amateur dramatics companies in the UK in BRITAIN’S BEST AM-DRAM, exclusive productions from The Globe Theatre and Simon Callow’s one man play as part of a SHAKESPEARE SEASON and Ronnie Wood’s new show for Sky Arts. Popular series such as THE ONION NEWS NETWORK and ROMANZO CRIMINALE will sit alongside the premieres of Israeli dramas BE TIPUL and PRISONERS OF WAR. Sky Arts also encourages new formats and methods for accessing opera; beaming the world’s first live opera in 3D to cinemas across the UK and Ireland from ENO.

Sky Arts seeks to connect with culture on the ground; creating and collaborating with the best of the arts in the UK and Ireland to bring new experiences to life. The flagship show, The Book Show, now goes to four literary festivals including Hay and Cheltenham. The Sky Arts Ignition Series launched in in 2011 to invest in the arts landscape of the UK, following long term partnerships with English National Opera, English National Ballet and Artichoke. The Series will seek to collaborate with six arts organisations over the next three years in the creation of brand new works; Sky Arts Ignition Series: Futures Fund will support five young artists with a bursary of £30,000 each, enabling Sky Arts to back the creation of new works of art as well as nurture emerging talent.

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back2back is an independent production company creating challenging and thought-provoking television programmes. back2back has earned a reputation for quality, factual film-making with creative vision. Our documentaries have been sold to broadcasters in the UK and across the world, and new projects and commissions are in constant development. back2back specialise in high quality factual programming, covering a wide range of issues, but not afraid to explore the more unusual and shocking sides of life. Drawing on an impressive list of contributing talent, back2back is a busy film-making house making highly visual, thought-provoking TV.