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English
Assouline
01 December 2022
Art & design styles: Pop art
In the 1950s, a young man from Pittsburgh named Andy Warhol was earning a comfortable living as a commercial illustrator in New York City. But his ambitions went well beyond that; soon he was painting Coca-Cola bottles and filling a gallery with paintings of Campbell's Soup cans. He certainly wasn't the first to make a Pop work, but Warhol soon became a brand name himself, synonymous with the new art form that embodied everything youthful, subversive, bright and fresh.

From the proto-supermodel Twiggy rocking false eyelashes and a Union Jack dress in Swinging London to Eero Aarnio's trippy, enveloping Ball chair, Pop seeped into fashion, furniture and product design so profoundly that it is hard to separate the look and vibe of the 1960s and '70s from the art of the era. No doubt to Warhol's giddy delight, Pop didn't just draw from pop culture, it became pop culture.

After this first wave, the movement never really went away. Each succeeding generation of artists and designers has revived Pop's life force while also giving it new direction. Indeed, with Instagram and TikTok on ubiquitous Pop-coloured iPhones, social media is to today's adherents what advertising and Hollywood were to Pop artists sixty years ago.

Following our successful Travel series, Assouline introduces the Style series, spotlighting some of the most iconic art movements and design styles, revealing their historical impact and continuing influence on our culture today. This colourful volume brings together dynamic images from diverse eras and media to express the energy and exuberance of sixty years of Pop Art Style.

AUTHOR: Julie Belcove is an award-winning writer who has covered the art world for twenty-five years. Her work has appeared regularly in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Architectural Digest, Elle and Harper's Bazaar, as well as in artist catalogues for Eric Fischl and Sue Williams, among others. During a long tenure as deputy editor of W magazine, she conceived and edited its annual Art Issue. She lives with her two daughters in New York City, where she is currently the features director at Robb Report.

180 illustrations

Linen Hardcover
Imprint:   Assouline
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 330mm,  Width: 248mm, 
ISBN:   9781649800732
ISBN 10:   1649800738
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

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