CITY HALL. 'THIS IS POP' exhibition.

THIS IS POP! 50 YEARS OF ART,

MUSIC AND POP CULTURE

Pop art emerged in Britain in the mid-1950s and in the US in the late 1950s. In both the visual arts and music, this art movement had much to do with
post-war culture and popular media, especially television and film: artists challenged tradition, assuming that they could use visual elements of popular culture and turn them into art.

It is widely acknowledged that Pop Art coincided with the pop music phenomenon of the 1960s and was closely associated with the fashion and liberal image of London at that time, as well as American society and its cultural transformations. The most famous American artist, Andy Warhol had a special interest in film stars and this passion was reflected in his work when he began creating portraits of Marilyn Monroe after her death in 1962.

The technique most used by pop artists was silkscreen printing, a process specifically designed for mass production.

The main artists included in this exhibition are, among others, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Allen Jones, Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton, Peter Blake, Yayoi Kusama, Equipo Crónica, Equipo Realidad, Eduardo Arroyo, Rafael Canogar, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, Yoshitomo Nara, Julian Opie, Mr., Shepard Fairey (Obey), Kaws, D*Face, Boamistura.

TOWN HALL

SCHEDULE : 

MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: MORNING 10:00-13:30. AFTERNOON 17:00-19:00
SATURDAYS: MORNING 10:00-13:30. AFTERNOON: 17:00-20:00
SUNDAYS: MORNING 10:00-13:30. AFTERNOON CLOSED
HOLIDAYS: MORNING 10:00-13:30.