Description
Book SynopsisThis bilingual, fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University's exhibition
Pop América, 1965–1975, which presents a vision of Pop art across the Americas as a whole.
Trade Review"An academic book that doubles as a coffee table tome! A guide to accompany a traveling exhibit of Latin American pop art, this book comes with plenty of colorful images, as well as essays that trace the art movement’s origins across Latin America." -- Alejandra Oliva * Remezcla *
"The contributors to [
Pop América] provide sharp analysis and thought-provoking insight into the artistic practices of those included in the exhibition. . . . The catalog, along with other recent publications on Latin American contemporary art, contribute to a more inclusive discourse about art history, and should be considered a valuable resource to any library supporting research in the fields of art history, art, and design." -- Melanie Emerson * ARLIS/NA Reviews *
“Focusing on one particularly eventful decade, the exhibition
Pop América 1965–75 and the exhibition catalog essays explore multivalent implementation of the sprawling phenomenon of Pop during this period. A consummately contemporary art movement, Pop used visual vocabularies, techniques, and technologies drawn from advertising and publicity, and served as a repudiation of the abstraction(s) that had dominated the international art world in previous decades.” -- Alison Fraunhar * The Americas *
Table of ContentsDirectors' Foreword 6
Curator's Acknowledgments 8
Contesting Freedom / Esther Gabara 10
Plates: Welcome to América 28
Pop Goes Conceptual: Visual Language in América / Camila Maroja 42
Plates: Consuming América 58
Revolutionary Currents: Pop Design Between Cuba, Mexico, and California / Jennifer Josten 72
Plates: Fashioning América 88
Plates: Liberating América 108
Printed Matters / Roberto Tejada 124
Plates: Mediating América 138
Pop Writing in América: Between Art Criticism and Theory / Natalia de la Rosa 158
Defilement, Defacement, and Disfiguration / Sergio Delgado Moya 172
Plates: Facing América 186
The Art of Provocation / Rodrigo Alonso 196
Robert Indiana's Study for Viva Hemisfair / Lyle W. Williams 198
Notes on Pop Art in Mexico / Pilar García 200
Contributor Biographies 202
Exhibition Checklist 206
Lenders to the Exhibition 214
Museum Staff and Board Members 215
