Pop Revolution: The People Who Radically Transformed the Art World - Softcover

Alice G Marquis

 
9781849761123: Pop Revolution: The People Who Radically Transformed the Art World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1849761124 ISBN 13: 9781849761123
Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Lively, informative and entertaining, this is an account of one of the twentieth century's most flamboyant and influential art movements. Included in this group portrait are the famous: roy Lichtenstein and his Blam-Pow comics panels, Andy warhol, shy, shrewd and tough as nails, and the power couple of Leo Castelli and Ileana sonnabend; the infamous, such as the collector robert scull, who bought so heavily that his own dealer deemed him vulgar ; and a variegated cast ranging from artists Jasper Johns, robert rauschenberg, robert Indiana and James rosenquist to pioneering dealer Ivan Karp, controversial curator Henry geldzahler, media guru Marshall McLuhan, author Tom wolfe and many, many others. While shelves of books have been written about Pop art, The Pop Revolution is the first to approach it not only as an aesthetic upheaval, but also as a bellwether for the social, cultural, economic and political changes affecting America and Europe in the late twentieth century. As Marquis notes, the figures involved in creating and promoting the movement set off the culture boom of the 1960s, and were indispensable to the success, not only of Pop art, but of all the varied approaches to art that followed. rich in historical insights and unpublished information, The Pop Revolution is an extremely readable account of one of art's liveliest chapters.

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About the Author

Alice Goldfarb Marquis, a journalist and historian, was a visiting professor at the University of California in san Diego. Her previous books include Art Czar: The Rise and Fall of Clement Greenberg, Hopes and Ashes: The Birth of Modern Times 1929-1939, and The Art Biz: The Covert World of Collectors, Dealers, Auction Houses, Museums, and Critics. she died in 2009.

From the Back Cover

Lively, informative and entertaining, this is an account of one of the twentieth century's most flamboyant and influential art movements. Included in this group portrait are the famous: Roy Lichtenstein and his "Blam-Pow" comics panels, Andy warhol, shy, shrewd and tough as nails, and the power couple of Leo Castelli and Ileana sonnabend; the infamous, such as the collector Robert Scull, who bought so heavily that his own dealer deemed him "vulgar"; and a variegated cast ranging from artists Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana and James Rosenquist to pioneering dealer Ivan Karp, controversial curator Henry Geldzahler, media guru Marshall McLuhan, author Tom Wolfe and many, many others.

While shelves of books have been written about Pop art, The Pop Revolution is the first to approach it not only as an aesthetic upheaval, but also as a bellwether for the social, cultural, economic and political changes affecting America and Europe in the late twentieth century. As Marquis notes, the figures involved in creating and promoting the movement "set off the 'culture boom' of the 1960s, and were indispensable to the success, not only of Pop art, but of all the varied approaches to art that followed."
rich in historical insights and unpublished information, The Pop Revolution is an extremely readable account of one of art's liveliest chapters.

From the Inside Flap

Lively, informative and entertaining, this is an account of one of the twentieth century's most flamboyant and influential art movements. Included in this group portrait are the famous: Roy Lichtenstein and his \"Blam-Pow\" comics panels, Andy warhol, shy, shrewd and tough as nails, and the power couple of Leo Castelli and Ileana sonnabend; the infamous, such as the collector Robert Scull, who bought so heavily that his own dealer deemed him \"vulgar\"; and a variegated cast ranging from artists Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana and James Rosenquist to pioneering dealer Ivan Karp, controversial curator Henry Geldzahler, media guru Marshall McLuhan, author Tom Wolfe and many, many others.

While shelves of books have been written about Pop art, The Pop Revolution is the first to approach it not only as an aesthetic upheaval, but also as a bellwether for the social, cultural, economic and political changes affecting America and Europe in the late twentieth century. As Marquis notes, the figures involved in creating and promoting the movement \"set off the 'culture boom' of the 1960s, and were indispensable to the success, not only of Pop art, but of all the varied approaches to art that followed.\"
rich in historical insights and unpublished information, The Pop Revolution is an extremely readable account of one of art's liveliest chapters.

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Publisher
Tate Publishing
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1849761124
ISBN 13 
9781849761123
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232

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