The exhibition «Pop Art: Warhol, Lichtenstein and others»

Venue: Almaty, Al-Farabi Avenue, 13 k2b opposite the BSF Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation, Lumiere-Hall multimedia Museum

Date: from November 16 to January 20 , 2024

Beginning: 11:00

Duration: from 11:00 to 22:00

Additionally: Admission is free for children under 6 years old.

On December 12, we work until 18:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From November 16 to January 20, the multimedia museum Lumiere-Hall invites you to a unique exhibition, where you can see the works of the most famous representatives of pop art: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Banksy, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Conrad Klafek, Jim Dine, Patrick Caulfield, Ed Ruscha, Allen Jones, Peter Blake, Peter Phillips, Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, James Rosenquist, Prefab 77, Richard Ryan, Mel Ramos, Alex Katz and others.

These artists did not limit themselves to traditional materials such as canvas and oil, but made extensive use of screen printing and created large-scale installations, sculptures, appliqués, and collages. Their works became a symbol of a new era of art, immersing the viewer in the visual world of mass culture.

Is Pop-art is actual art or epatage?

Born in Europe in the '50s, Pop Art quickly crossed the ocean and became the star of New York's bohemian scene. Surrounded by the Statue of Liberty, Hollywood movies, flashy commercials on Broadway and the music of legendary bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and David Bowie, pop art found a new home. Inspired by everyday things - from comic books to refrigerators, Coca-Cola, cars and celebrities - pop art broke down the boundaries between art and mass culture, making familiar images objects of high art.

Andy Warhol once said: «Pop art addressed all those cool modern things that abstract art so studiously refused to notice». Pop art is a dialog between artists, viewers, and critics. It contains many contradictions and even controversial issues, but that is its strength: each viewer can rethink what he or she sees in front of him or her.

Today, pop art is experiencing a second birth. Contemporary artists such as Richard Ryan and Banksy continue to address Pop Art themes, and their works are also represented in the exhibition. Lichtenstein and Warhol retrospectives are organized around the world, and their works regularly compete with Old Master masterpieces at Christie's and Sotheby's auctions, often breaking records in value. But is there true aesthetic and spiritual value behind this monetary success?