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“ Thrilling ” – LA Weekly “ An exuberant fix for art junkies .” – Time Out New York WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART? is a wild ride through the fascinating 1960's New York art world, seen through the eyes of the first “contemporary art” curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Geldzahler . Never-before-seen footage of artists including Andy Warhol , Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein , and exclusive interviews with artists Frank Stella , David Hockney , and James Rosenquist provide an inside look at one of the most creatively fertile periods of American Art. Geldzahler had an unsurpassed eye for spotting talent and single-handedly curated “ New York Painting and Sculpture 1940-1970 ,” the largest exhibit of modern art ever shown at the Met. With music from the period, including The Velvet Underground , CAN , Eric Dolphy , and The Monks , director Peter Rosen’s WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART? presents a vibrant look at ten amazing years when American artists challenged everything and forever changed the world of art.