Movie: The Shock of the New

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes

Himself

Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys

Self

Stuart Brisley
Stuart Brisley

Self

Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí

Self

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol

Self

Albert Beer
Albert Beer

Self

Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg

Self

Arnulf Rainer
Arnulf Rainer

Self

Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg

Joan Miró
Joan Miró

Self

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    A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.

  • Release Date

    1980-09-21

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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