British Pop Art Prints, Bernard Jacobson Gallery- 15 August – 7 September 2012One of the psychological tricks the English have in order to maintain their haughty defensive superiority in the face of Americans’ obvious superiority is to condemn...
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Sotheby’s Contemporary June Sale Offers Pop Art Masterpiece Plus
Sotheby's is to offer for sale a magnificent and encompassing assembly of Post-war & Contemporary art on 26 June. Headlining the auction, Francis Bacon’s Study for Self-Portrait is the penultimate self-portrayal in the artist's pivotal corpus of intimately...
Pop Artist Peter Blake 80th Birthday Celebrations Announced
London Original Print Fair to host 80th birthday party for iconic artistThe 27th London Original Print Fair will open its doors with an evening dedicated to the 80th birthday celebrations and printmaking accomplishments of Sir Peter Blake. Blake will give a special...
John Chamberlain Pop Artist Car Crusher Dies Aged 84
John Chamberlain, the sculptor best known for his iconic work fashioned out of crushed, often brightly coloured automobiles has died age 84. Born in Rochester, Indiana, Chamberlain spent much of his youth in Chicago. After serving in the navy during World War Two,...
Ken Russell Pop Art Film Maker Dies Aged 84
The Oscar-nominated Film director Ken Russell, has died at the age of 84. The death was announced by his son, Alex Verney-Elliott, who said he died Sunday following a series of strokes. His career, included the controversial film Women In Love, which featured Oliver...
Gerald Laing Overlooked British Pop Artist Dies Aged 75
The Pop Artist Gerald Laing whose most recent exhibition included paintings featuring the late singer Amy Winehouse has died age 75. Laing was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and had been living on the Black Isle, near Inverness for many years. He was a close friend of...
Pop Artist Warhol Rolls Royce Goes Under The Hammer
The aspirational brown motor car is offered by Bonhams Auctioneers"The legendary Pop Artist Andy Warhol's car is to join other famed autos at a Scottsdale sale of fine and classic cars. Screen goddess Marlene Dietrich's 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom will be in good company...
Amy Winehouse Gerald Laing’s Pop Art Tribute
New exhibition explores Winehouse through the eyes of the mediaGerald Laing's current exhibition of paintings and drawings executed in 2008 document the public image of the late singer Amy Winehouse. Drawn to her celebrity by seeing the media depiction of the troubled...
Richard Hamilton Godfather Of Pop Art Dies In London Aged 89
Richard Hamilton the Godfather of 'Pop Art' has died at age 89. He was considered to be one of the most influential figures in the art world in the last century. His work covered most mediums including painting, sculpture, photography ,video and installation art....