Arthur Danto(1924-2013)

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Art in an Age of Mass Culture pulls back the curtain of MoMAs now famed exhibition, High & Low: High Art and Popular Culture. Curated by Kirk Varnedoe and Adam Gopnik the 1990 show placed a spotlight on the merging of consumerism and the artistic avant-garde, igniting conversations of mass culture and our societys ever-changing relationship with the arts.

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Art in an Age of Mass Culture (1991)

Arthur Danto was born in 1924 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea (1968), Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012) and Style Wars (1983). He was married to Barbara Westman and Shirley Rovetch. He died on 25 October 2013 in New York City, New York, USA.

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The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea (1968)

The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea

7.5

Actor

1968

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

7.8

Self

2012

Style Wars (1983)

8.0

TV Movie

Additional Crew(as Arthur C. Danto)

1983

Artwatch (2003)

Self

2003

Credits

Actor

The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea
7.5
- 1968

Additional Crew

Style Wars
8.0
TV Movie
- scholar consultant (as Arthur C. Danto)
- 1983

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Theatrical Version

Theatrical Version

Art in an Age of Mass Culture trailer

Art in an Age of Mass Culture trailer

Art in an Age of Mass Culture trailer

Art in an Age of Mass Culture trailer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Arthur C. Danto
Born
- 1924
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Died
- October 25, 2013
- New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
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- 2 Articles

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He spent two years in the Army, and studied art and art history at Wayne State University (Michigan). He wanted to be an artist, and specialized in woodcuts. In 2010, he donated many of his prints and original woodblocks to the Wayne State University Art Collection.

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