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Art exhibit to showcase something old, something new
Pop art from
various decades
to be displayed at
Pepperdine
Submitted by Pepperdine
University
The unique influence of
pop art will be explored in
“Pop! 50 Years of Art &
Popular Culture” from the
Frederick R. Weisman Art
Foundation at Pepperdine
University’s Frederick R.
Weisman Museum of Art
beginning Tuesday, Aug.
28, until Sunday, Dec. 2.
A special opening reception
will be held from 2–4
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. There
is no admission charge, and
the public is invited to attend.
Featuring vintage examples
of historic pop art,
combined with work by
younger artists, this exhibition
features more than
50 pieces, and looks at the
varied ways contemporary
art continues to reflect
mass media and daily
life.
Ever since pop art first
appeared, artists have
drawn inspiration from
popular culture. Over
time, pop has proven to be
a remarkably resilient and
flexible style, renewing itself
with each generation
of young artists who look
at the world around them
with an alert and lively
eye. The artists in this
exhibition draw inspiration
from a wide range of
daily experiences, from
comic books to television,
from kitchen toasters to
manhole covers. Including
work by the pioneers
of the movement as well
as by newer talents, this
exhibition reveals that the
pop spirit is ever renewed
in the eye of the beholder.
“Andy Warhol created
his first Campbell’s Soup
Can paintings in 1962 —
over 50 years ago,” said
Michael Zakian, director
of the Frederick R. Weisman
Museum of Art. “Although
the style is over
half a century old, the imagery
still strikes us as new
and fresh.”
This exhibition includes
vintage examples of pop
art by founders such as
Claes Oldenburg and James
Rosenquist, as well as
works by younger artists
who continue to comment
on our everyday world.
Highlights include Richard
Artschwager’s whimsical
“Exclamation Point,” Keith
Haring’s explorations of
graffiti art, and Yayoi Kusama’s
famous polka dotted
pumpkins, among other fascinating
artworks.
This exhibition was organized
by Mrs. Billie Milam
Weisman and is supported
through the ongoing generosity
of the Frederick R.
“Pop! 50 Years of Art & Popular Culture”
What: Explore this free exhibit showcasing new and
vintage examples of pop art.
When: Aug. 28–Dec. 2
Opening reception: 2–4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9
Where: Pepperdine University’s Frederick R.
Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 Pacific Coast
Highway, Malibu
Museum hours
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
(Closed on major holidays, including Thanksgiving
break from Nov. 22–25)
Phone: (310) 506-4851 (general information); (310)
506-7257 (museum staff)
Web: arts.pepperdine.edu/museum
Weisman Art Foundation.
The second part of this
exhibition is on view at the
Pete & Susan Barrett Art
Gallery, 1310 11th St., Santa
Monica, from Tuesday, Sept.
4 through Saturday, Oct. 13.
Their opening reception will
be held from 6–8 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 8.
“Exclamation Point” by Richard Artschwager was constructed in 1997 with green
plastic bristles on wood. 2018 Richard Artschwager
This untitled ink on vinyl tarpaulin was created in 1983 by Keith Haring. Keith Haring
Foundation