Art in an Age of Mass Culture

1991 / 31 min. / color
Directed by Michael Blackwood

Kirk Varnedoe, Adam Gopnik, Arthur Danto, Barbara Rose, Sasha Newman, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, Elizabeth Murray, and others. Narration by Sasha Newman.

Art in an Age of Mass Culture pulls back the curtain and takes a look at the cultural climate surrounding MoMA’s now famed exhibition, “High & Low: High Art and Popular Culture”. Opening in the fall of 1990, the show placed a spotlight on the rapid merging of consumerism and the artistic avant-garde. Curated by Kirk Varnedoe and Adam Gopnik and featuring work from artists such as Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein, “High & Low” ignites conversations of mass culture and our society’s ever-changing relationship with the arts.

Biography and significance of Jenny Holzer on The Art Story.