{"product_id":"basic-art-series-pop-art","title":"Basic Art Series Pop Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeaking in the 1960s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePop Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewholesale interrogation of modern society, consumerism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork. Epitomized by Warhol’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCampbell’s soup cans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Pop Art drew on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emass-market sources and products\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas well as the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebanal and kitsch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrating the idiom of urban culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the kitschy, banal, and mass-market became art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003ePeaking in the 1960s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePop Art\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ebegan as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, the role of the artist, and of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewhat constituted an artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on issues of materialism, celebrity, and media, Pop Art drew on mass-market sources, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eadvertising imagery to comic books, from Hollywood's most famous faces to the packaging of consumer products\u003c\/strong\u003e, the latter epitomized by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e's Campbell's soup cans. As well as challenging the establishment with the elevation of such\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epopular, banal, and kitschy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eimages, Pop Art also deployed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emethods of mass-production\u003c\/strong\u003e, reducing the role of the individual artist with mechanized techniques such as screen printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith featured artists including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e, Allen Jones, Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoy Lichtenstein,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis book introduces the full reach and influence of a defining modernist movement.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKlaus Honnef\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas honorary professor of photography theory at the Kassel Art Academy. He was one of the organizers of documenta 5 and documenta 6 in Kassel, and has been the curator of more than 500 exhibitions in Germany and abroad. He has written numerous books, including TASCHEN’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Art\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003ePop Art\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.34 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-2337-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798096740653,"sku":"9783836523370","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_438c7e70-4990-4064-bb91-35b1ea1bc67a.png?v=1773086342","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basic-art-series-pop-art","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}