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Zusatztext "This not-to-be-missed anthology collects stimulating articles, interviews, and other texts defining 'the phenomenon of Pop.' Art critic Madoff contributes a fine introductory overview and then presents 94 critical articles, negative and positive, on this brash, vulgar, successful style." Informationen zum Autor Steven Henry Madoff is a curator, poet, and widely published art critic, and Chair, MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts. Klappentext Pop Art: A Critical History chronicles one of the most controversial art movements of the century. The anthology draws from a great range of sources, from the leading art magazines and art historical journals to newspapers and news magazines such as the New York Times, Life , and Newsweek . What emerges from this rich cross-section of critical and journalistic commentary is a fascinating view of the tumultuous rise of Pop art and its establishment as a major force in contemporary art. A broad selection of articles traces the emergence of the movement itself in England and America, as seen through the eyes of the working critics of the day. The focus then narrows to present in-depth writings on the four major Pop artists: Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol, along with an examination of many other artists involved in the movement. From reviews of the very first shows of many of these artists to interviews with them, to news stories about their collectors and their lifestyles, Pop Art: A Critical History represents the most complete and coherent record of Pop art yet published. The book concludes with an invaluable chronology of the major '60s exhibitions by Pop artists. Among the contributors are Lawrence Alloway, John Coplans, Donald Judd, Max Kozloff, Gerald Nordland, Peter Plagens, Barbara Rose, Robert Rosenblum, John Russell, Gene Swenson, and Sidney Tillim. Zusammenfassung A chronical of one of the most controversial art movements of the 20th century. A broad range of articles trace the emergence of the movement in England and America and then focus on the major pop artists Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION Steven Henry Madoff, Wham! Blam! How Pop Art Stormed the High-Art Citadel and What the Critics Said 1 PRE-POP: AMERICAN PRECURSORS, ENGLISH CURRENTS Frank O’Hara, from “Larry Rivers: ‘Why I Paint as I Do’” Alison and Peter Smithson, “But Today We Collect Ads” Richard Hamilton, “Letter to Peter and Alison Smithson” Lawrence Alloway, “The Arts and the Mass Media” Thomas B. Hess, “Mixed Mediums for a Soft Revolution” Robert Rosenblum, “Jasper Johns” Clement Greenberg, from “After Abstract Expressionism” Jasia Reichardt, “Pop Art and After” Alan R. Solomon, from “Robert Rauschenberg” 2 THE PHENOMENON OF POP: GENERAL ESSAYS AND LOCAL REVIEWS, 1962–1970 Sidney Tillim, from “Month in Review: New York Exhibitions” Max Kozloff, “‘Pop’ Culture, Metaphysical Disgust, and the New Vulgarians” Jules Langsner, from “Los Angeles Letter” G. R. Swenson, “The New American ‘Sign Painters’” Sidney Janis, “On the Theme of the Exhibition” Brian O’Doherty, “Art: Avant-Garde Revolt” John Coplans, “The New Painting of Common Objects” Gilbert Sorrentino, “Kitch into ‘Art’: The New Realism” Barbara Rose, “Dada, Then and Now” Peter Selz et al, “A Symposium on Pop Art” Barbara Rose, “Pop Art at the Guggenheim” Peter Selz, “The Flaccid Art” Ivan C. Karp, “Anti-Sensibility Painting” Alan R. Solomon, “The New Art” John Coplans, “Pop Art, USA” Thomas B. Hess, from “Pop and Public” G.R. Swenson, “What Is Pop ...
