Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan (1996) User Reviews

Excellent series on contemporary art

[s_p_r_6 · 10/10 · 9 July 2008]

I found this whole series (discs 1-3) to be a keen introspective into the personal lives of many of today's most pertinent contemporary artists. See Robert Williams discuss his comic book-esquire, sexually charged socio-political horrorscapes, Amy Adler explore the multi-dimensional quest for reinvented individuality of the over-saturated urbanite, John Baldessari explain his semi-post-modernist reconstructive dissection of our media-rich universe and much, much more. I disagree with those that say that this series is appealing only to those that have a pre-existing or fanatical affinity for the highlighted artists. In fact, I'd say these DVDs serve as an excellent introduction to contemporary art as a whole, and even go to promote a general sense of approachability not only to specific artistic content, but also to the creators themselves. Highly recommended.