Art of the Western World, No. 9: In Our Own Time

Series: Art of the Western World Series|n9

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1989

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Details in Part I how the Abstract Expressionist movement established New York as a center for the visual arts. Observes Pollock's pioneering of Action painting and the uniting of commerce and art in the works of Warhol, Lichtenstein, and the sculptor Oldenburg. Establishes in Part II how the current international scope of the art world developed, making art accessible to all to create and appreciate. Notes women artists' gains in recognition and the proliferation of environmental art in public spaces. Speculates on the ramifications of history on the future of art in the Western world. Closed Captioned.

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