Malcolm Morley

Since 1957 the British painter has lived a reclusive life in America. He remains aloof from the art world and avoids association with the 'isms' of contemporary art, though he pioneered many of them – most notably Photo-Realism – and was once described by art critic Robert Hughes as “the man whose methods have been relentlessly plundered by a generation of artists”. In this programme, the elusive Morley talks at length about his art and is seen working in his New York studio.