Tag: pop art
What Continues to Stand Out at Every Basquiat x Warhol Exhibition is How Each Artist Gleefully Exploited the Other
Every so often, a museum dredges up the collaboration that occurred between Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1985. Most recently, that museum was Fondation [Read More…]
Bob Ross and the Late Twentieth Century Commercialization of Art
The 1980s, in many ways, was the decade responsible for establishing the modern obsession with commercializing art (see: Patrick Nagel). As such, it can be [Read More…]
On the Hairstyles of Lucille Ball and Andy Warhol
It’s been said that the clothes make the man. But I think we all know it’s really the haircut and color (whether natural or not). [Read More…]
Before Lana Del Rey, Jasper Johns Gave Us A True Slice of Americana
As a native of Georgia and longtime resident of South Carolina, Jasper Johns was well-versed in the archetype of your average American. His artistic leanings [Read More…]