Who Gets to Call It Art?

Who Gets to Call It Art?

Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.

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American Art in the 1960s

American Art in the 1960s

During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion of artistic energy produced Pop Art...

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The Fall

The Fall

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a...

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End of the Art World

End of the Art World

This is the debut documentary made by Alexis Krasilovsky, author of "Women Behind The Camera" (Praeger, 1997). Shot on 16mm in 1971, the film...

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Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his...

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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought...

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Painters Painting

Painters Painting

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from...

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The Shock of the New

The Shock of the New

A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.

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Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his...

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Cunningham

Cunningham

The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his...

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Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

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Ein Amerikaner in Moskau - Robert Rauschenbergs Kunstmisssion

Ein Amerikaner in Moskau - Robert Rauschenbergs Kunstmisssion

Documentary about the American artist Robert Rauschenberg, who was a pioneer of Pop Art.

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Merce Cunningham

Merce Cunningham

The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rauschenberg.

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Art of the Sixties

Art of the Sixties

This film documents the major directions in modern American art during the first seven years of the 1960s. The keynote is that the artist has...

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Robert Rauschenberg: Man at Work

Robert Rauschenberg: Man at Work

From the 1950s until his death in 2008, Robert Rauschenberg's groundbreaking mixed-media pieces mesmerized the art world. This 1998 documentary...

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