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“ Thrilling ” – LA Weekly “ An exuberant fix for art junkies .” – Time Out New York WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART? is a wild ride through the fascinating 1960's New York art world, seen through the eyes of the first “contemporary art” curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Geldzahler . Never-before-seen footage of artists including Andy Warhol , Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein , and exclusive interviews with artists Frank Stella , David Hockney , and James Rosenquist provide an inside look at one of the most creatively fertile periods of American Art. Geldzahler had an unsurpassed eye for spotting talent and single-handedly curated “ New York Painting and Sculpture 1940-1970 ,” the largest exhibit of modern art ever shown at the Met. With music from the period, including The Velvet Underground , CAN , Eric Dolphy , and The Monks , director Peter Rosen’s WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART? presents a vibrant look at ten amazing years when American artists challenged everything and forever changed the world of art.
Original Release
02/01/2006
US Release
02/01/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Chamberlain | Himself / Self |
Ivan Karp | Himself / Self |
George Lois | Himself / Self |
Frank Stella | Himself / Self |
Larry Poons | Himself / Self |
James Rosenquist | Himself / Self |
Jonas Mekas | Himself / Self |
David Hockney | Himself / Self |
Mark Di Suvero | Himself / Self |
Ellsworth Kelly | Himself / Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Chamberlain | Himself / Self |
Ivan Karp | Himself / Self |
George Lois | Himself / Self |
Frank Stella | Himself / Self |
Larry Poons | Himself / Self |
James Rosenquist | Himself / Self |
Jonas Mekas | Himself / Self |
David Hockney | Himself / Self |
Mark Di Suvero | Himself / Self |
Ellsworth Kelly | Himself / Self |
Francesco Clemente | Himself / Self |
Richard Bellamy | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Leo Castelli | Self |
Salvador Dalí | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Willem de Kooning | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Helen Frankenthaler | Herself (archive footage) / Self |
Henry Geldzahler | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Clement Greenberg | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Hans Hofman | Self |
Jasper Johns | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Beth Rudin DeWoody | Executive Producer |
Karl Katz | Executive Producer |
Cathy Price | Executive Producer |
Peter Rosen | Producer |
Sara Lukinson | Producer |