Corita Kent and the Language of Pop
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300214715 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Kent’s originality and art-historical significance are underlined The power of Kent’s work derives from not just a sense of notionally passive acceptance à la Warhol, but also an active engagement upending meanings to serve decidedly warm spiritual ends.”—Christopher Lyon, Bookforum
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This handsomely illustrated catalogue places Kent in her rightful position among the foremost figures of pop art, such as Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, and Roy Lichtenstein. Four essays and nearly 90 catalogue entries pull together a variety of topics—art history, religion, politics, linguistics, race, gender, mass media, and advertising—that influenced Kent’s life and work during the 1960s. Although Kent has been largely excluded from the academic and critical discourses surrounding 1960s American art, this publication reevaluates her importanc