2. Situationism, Assemblage & Pop Art Flashcards
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THE SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL
1957–1972
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2
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Guy Debord, The Society of the
Spectacle, 1967
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The book promoted: • reaction to everyday commodities • active participation • freedom from work • free and transparent information • self-determination • realization of creative potential • valorization of spontaneity and play
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ASSEMBLAGE IN USA
1940s-1950s
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- Combination of three-dimensional elements.
- Found objects and materials.
- Pioneered by historical avant-garde artists (e.g. Picasso, Tatlin, Duchamp).
- Major figures: Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.
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BRITISH POP ART
1950s–1960s
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The Independent Group (1952–1955)
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• Group of artists associated with the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art).
• Includes, among others: Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and art critic/curator
Lawrence Alloway.
• They engage popular culture to revise the academic modernism of Europe.
• They explore: display/design, science/technology, art/popular culture.
• They organize lectures and exhibitions.
• Interested in science, technology and design in the machine age.
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AMERICAN POP ART
1960s
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