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 …showed first 75 words of 744 total…

…showed last 75 words of 744 total…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.