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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), Style Wars (1983) and Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012). He was married to Barbara Westman and Shirley Rovetch. He died on 25 October 2013 in New York City, New York, USA.
Born1924
DiedOctober 25, 2013
Born1924
DiedOctober 25, 2013
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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
Style Wars (1983)
Style Wars
8.0
TV Movie
  • Additional Crew(as Arthur C. Danto)
  • 1983
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
7.8
  • Self
  • 2012
Artwatch (2003)
Artwatch
  • Self
  • 2003

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Actor

  • The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea (1968)
    The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea
    7.5
    • 1968

Additional Crew

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

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Personal details

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    • Arthur C. Danto
  • Born
    • 1924
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • October 25, 2013
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Barbara Westman1980 - October 25, 2013 (his death)
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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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