Modernist art is fundamentally about the question - what is art?

Visual Cultures of Modernity<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>Shane Gladstone Essay Component One Question 'Modernist art is fundamentally about asking the question - what is art?' Discuss Introduction The attempt to produce a response to contemporary visual art or to any particular examples of it, such as Andy …

…the existing aesthetics of modernism this new movement manifested itself as pop art which became known as a quintessential reference point when discussing 'art for art's sake' and the question of what art is. Modern Art in the 60's (Pop Art) Modern art's rise can be seen as a concrete effect of Western societies attempt to come to terms with the urban, industrial and secular society that began to emerge in the mid 19th Century.