The 50 Greatest Arts Videos on YouTube

in Art, Literature, Music, Video - Arts & Culture, YouTube | September 1st, 2008 Leave a Comment

One of our British readers turned us on to this post by the Guardian, noting that they took a page from our general playbook. The post features 50 of the best YouTube clips from across the arts, some of which we’ve featured here in the past. Among the videos, you’ll find vintage performances by John Coltrane and Billie Holiday, readings by Jack Kerouac, an interview with Eugène Ionesco, clips of Nirvana rehearsing in a garage, Vladimir Nabokov talking about Lolita, Jackson Pollock dripping paint outside his home, and Marlon Brando doing a screen test for Rebel Without a Cause. We have posted the Brando clip below. There are some definite gems here. Now dive in. And don’t forget to work through our YouTube playlist and our piece 70 Signs of Intelligent Life at YouTube, where you’ll find enriching video collections.

Thanks Stephen for the tip. And readers, keep the good recommendations coming!

Subscribe to Our Feed

Share:
  • Twitthis
  • StumbleUpon
  • del.icio.us
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Reddit
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS

Related posts:

  1. Watch Educational Videos Offline with YouTube
  2. The 10 Best American Movies (With Videos)
  3. The 50 Greatest Independent Films

by Dan Colman | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Comments (0)
Add a comment



  • iphonegraphic2
    stanfordows2

  • Subscribe

    Get updates as soon as they go live, via RSS feed, email and now Twitter!

    rssemail

    Follow on Twitter

    Get the latest from our Twitter Stream.

    go

    Why can't we be friends?

    go

    Suggest a Link

    Got a link we should post? Send it our way!

    go

  • About Us

    Open Culture editor Dan Colman scours the web for the best educational media. He finds the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons & movies you want, and plenty of enlightenment in between.

  • Advertise on Open Culture

    Open Culture receives about 325,000 visits per month and has over 28,000 subscribers. Get your message in front of our smart, savvy audience today.