Five Interviews

A selection of interviews by one of the most influential art historians, David Sylvester, focuses on five outstanding figures in American fine art of the second half of the 20th century.

David Smith was one of the most important, pioneering American sculptors of the 20th century.

Roy Lichtenstein was an American painter, a pop art classic, who contributed to the history of the 20th century art by transforming comic book into painting.

Richard Serra is famous for his monumental minimalistic sculptures.

Carl Andre was a leading figure of American minimalism. He created numerous large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor setting.

The works of Jeff Koons bear marks of pop art. Koons uses art to establish communication with the masses employing the visual language of advertising and show business. His work hovers on the brink of kitsch and pornography and thus opens up these issues to closer examination.