They are also connected through intense explorations of daily life, from the ordinary to the complex, which are discussed in this essay as a way of introducing these artists and their works in three overarching themes: building contemporary monuments, interrogating power structures, and magnifying the everyday. (themodern.org)
The middle section of the film is as intense an exploration as I've seen of the sadomasochism inherent in the teacher - student dynamic. (slate.com)
For Immendorff, the early seventies were a period of intense exploration into the possibilities of melding of art and politics. (michaelwerner.com)