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Pop Art: 1960S
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Breaking with the modernist tradition of abstraction (which by the early 1960s had become institutionalized in the form of Abstract Expressionism), Pop Art seemed to some observers to be frivolous and reactionary. However, it actually represents a turning point in the history of twentieth-century art.
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Pop art was pioneered in London in the mid-1950s by Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi (members of the Independent Group), and in the 1960s by Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Allen Jones, and Peter Phillips. It was supported by such critics as Lawrence Alloway and Reyner Banham....
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One of the most exciting forms of art during the 1980's and 1990's, as well as the early 21st century, consists of a revised form of Pop Art adapted from its forefathers of the 1950's and 1960's. Developing as almost a rebirth of the previous era it continues to combine recognizable items from popular culture with icons and symbols of the present times.
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Perry in fact, owns one of the historical Campbell's pop-art paper dresses. "I grew up loving Campbell's soup and I have a strong connection to the 1960's iconic pop-art soup can image," she said. "It is truly an honor to donate my time and talents to help Campbell raise awareness of heart disease."
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