Europe in Pop Fever

23. 1. — 20. 6. 2027

Although the term “Pop” is primarily associated with American postwar painting, numerous European avant-garde artists were exploring the same themes at the very same time. They, too, examined the relationship between art and consumerism, drew upon the visual language of fashion, advertising, and entertainment, or questioned the changing roles of women between pin-up and emancipation. The exhibition at Museum Frieder Burda focuses on the work of European painters who responded to the innovations of Pop Art to re-examine the relationship between art and modern leisure society. Against the backdrop of a lively transatlantic exchange, their vibrant works are deliberately juxtaposed with selected paintings from American Pop Art. In total, this opulent survey brings together more than 70 works by over 20 artists.

Featured artists: Arman, Balder, Werner Berges, Rafael Canogar, César, John Chamberlain, William Copley, Christa Dichgans, Erró, Gérard Fromanger, Claude Gilli, Eulàlia Grau, Raymond Hains, Maurice Henry, Allen Jones, Alex Katz, Kiki Kogelnik, Umberto Mariani, Ivan Messac, Jacques Monory, Edgar Naccache, Sigmar Polke, Bernard Rancillac, Antonio Recalcati, Gerhard Richter, Chryssa Romanos, Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Daniel Spoerri, Peter Stämpfli, Walter Strack, Hervé Télémaque, Fernand Teyssier, and Andy Warhol.

An exhibition presented by the Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden. With the kind support of the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Geneva, Switzerland.

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