Pop Art
Subtitle: Us/Uk Connections, 1956-1966
Contributors: David E. Brauer (Editor)
Publisher: Menil Foundation
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780939594511
Subjects: History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945); Art & Art Instruction; 20th century; Art, English; England; Exhibitions; Pop art; United States; Art
Description: "Pop Art: U.S./U.K. Connections, 1956-1966 looks only at artwork by American and British practitioners that is considered "pure" Pop. This definition of Pop rests on the adoption of preexisting or received images from mass media sources of advertising, television, and movies - images that convey the personalities, common objects, and scenery of vernacular culture.

The techniques utilized, however, varied: the Americans generally used a more reductive method, arriving at a centralized iconic image, while the British preferred an episodic approach that generated an implied narrative. As the essays in this book make clear, Pop Art promoted no specific agenda beyond the investigation of the prevailing American environment."--BOOK JACKET.