Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Peter Rosen

Synopsis

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

Actors

John Chamberlain
John Chamberlain
Himself
Ivan Karp
Ivan Karp
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George Lois
George Lois
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Frank Stella
Frank Stella
Himself
Larry Poons
Larry Poons
Himself
James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist
Himself
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
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David Hockney
David Hockney
Himself
Mark Di Suvero
Mark Di Suvero
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Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
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Francesco Clemente
Francesco Clemente
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Richard Bellamy
Richard Bellamy
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Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
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Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
Himself (archive footage)
Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler
Herself (archive footage)
Henry Geldzahler
Henry Geldzahler
Himself (archive footage)
Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg
Himself (archive footage)
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann
Himself (archive footage)
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns
Himself (archive footage)
Franz Kline
Franz Kline
Himself (archive footage)
Hilton Kramer
Hilton Kramer
Himself (archive footage)
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
Himself (archive footage)
Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman
Himself (archive footage)
Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg
Himself (archive footage)
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Himself (archive footage)
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Himself (archive footage)
Robert B. Scull
Robert B. Scull
Himself (archive footage)
Calvin Tompkins
Calvin Tompkins
Himself
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Himself (archive footage)

Crews

Peter Rosen
Peter Rosen
Director

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