What is POP ART? In the 1960’s, American were gathering in their homes to watch Television.
Ed Sullivan……Father knows Best.
Commercials introduced American to lots of stuff they could buy.
Tide detergent, Lucky Strike cigarettes.
POP ART is a take-off on these commercials.
POP ART ushered in a new decade or Cultural revolutions that would reshape the art scene.
WILLIAM de KOONING called this “Woman 1”.
And he is calling his #l woman………or?
Hmmmmmm……and it cost $125 million? Hmmmmmmm!
Contemplation………..or just tired feet!
Robert Rauschenberg called this CANYON in 1959.
Oil, pencil, paper, fabric, cardboard box, photograph.
wood, paint tube and mirror with oil on American Bald Eagle.
String and pillow!
Robert called this one REBUS 1955.
Ronald S. Lauder has promised it to MOMA as a gift.
President Johnson and his family.
Yes, some called him “blockhead”.
It is NOT a cross. Try “fluorescent tube”.
And the museum paid upwards of $50,000 for it.
But, there was no rifle!
I stepped into this mess of “lint”. Don’t know why!
Maybe leaning over helps interpret?
“What is that”……..
Maybe it’s a hammock? In Sweden we would call that a _ _ _ _ _ _mess!
He’s cute. She thinks so too.
Maybe “readers” would help.
Hmmmmmm………
Sitting in the hallway seems to be a lot more fun.
PERPLEXED? Most visitors to this POP ART show were!
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