Sentences with phrase «contemporary mass audience»

In the Seventies we went to see the new Altman, Coppola, Fassbinder, or Mazursky film; the contemporary mass audience goes to see a star, special effects, or a high concept.

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Is it too much of a risk for the Tate, with its eye on attendance figures, to promote exhibitions of abstract painting to a mass audience whose attention span has been shortened by the expectation that contemporary art should be either shocking or fun?

Presenting more than 80 performances each year including popular music, contemporary dance, alternative cabaret, documentaries, and avant - garde theater, MASS MoCA offers a robust roster of performing arts programming, introducing audiences to the full spectrum of artists, embracing diversity in genre and experience.

After winning the Turner Prize in 2003, Perry gradually positioned himself as the UK's foremost spokesman for contemporary art, with his cheerful wit and public celebration of transvestism endearing him to a mass audience.