James Rosenquist: Pop Art, Politics, and History in the 1960s
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Review “Lobel’s book is well written, and presents much insight into Rosenquist’s work of the 1960s.” (Naea News 2010-07-12)“Lobel’s writing is lucid, informed, intelligent, and subtle.” (The Art Book 2012-07-24) Read more From the Inside Flap "This is the social history of art at its best."—Alex Potts, author of The Sculptural Imagination: Figurative, Modernist, Minimalist"James Rosenquist: Pop Art, Politics, and History in the 1960s provides a new perspective on the work of Rosenquist, a key but neglected artist of the Pop Art movement. Michael Lobel, who bases his study on detailed contextual research as well as close visual analysis, highlights the themes of obsolescence, novelty, and ephemera in Rosenquist's images and effectively relates the artist's interests to broader questions of consumer culture and urban planning in 1960s New York. Clearly written and thoroughly engaging, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the artist and of Pop Art."—Cécile Whiting, author of Pop L.A. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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