POP! Art in a Changing Britain
Drawn from the Gallery's significant collection of British Pop Art, this exhibition explores how artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s responded to rapid social change, as Pop Art emerged as a means of addressing the rise of mass media, the cult of celebrity, questions of identity and prevalent political concerns, issues that still resonate today.
A vivid exploration of how artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s responded to rapid social change, as Pop Art emerged as a means of addressing the rise of mass media, the cult of celebrity, questions of identity and prevalent political concerns, issues that still resonate today.
The exhibition celebrates Pallant House Gallery鈥檚 significant collection of British Pop Art, including major paintings, sculpture and its extensive holding of Pop prints. It includes seminal works such as Peter Blake鈥檚 鈥楾he Beatles, 1962鈥� (1963-68), Richard Hamilton鈥檚 鈥楽wingeing London鈥� (1968), Jann Haworth鈥檚 鈥楥owboy鈥� (1964) and an early example of Pop printmaking, Eduardo Paolozzi鈥檚 鈥楢s Is When鈥� (1965)
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Drawn from the Gallery's significant collection of British Pop Art, this exhibition explores how artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s responded to rapid social change, as Pop Art emerged as a means of addressing the rise of mass media, the cult of celebrity, questions of identity and prevalent political concerns, issues that still resonate today.
A vivid exploration of how artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s responded to rapid social change, as Pop Art emerged as a means of addressing the rise of mass media, the cult of celebrity, questions of identity and prevalent political concerns, issues that still resonate today.
The exhibition celebrates Pallant House Gallery鈥檚 significant collection of British Pop Art, including major paintings, sculpture and its extensive holding of Pop prints. It includes seminal works such as Peter Blake鈥檚 鈥楾he Beatles, 1962鈥� (1963-68), Richard Hamilton鈥檚 鈥楽wingeing London鈥� (1968), Jann Haworth鈥檚 鈥楥owboy鈥� (1964) and an early example of Pop printmaking, Eduardo Paolozzi鈥檚 鈥楢s Is When鈥� (1965)
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