Art Meets Mass Culture: New Dada, Nouveau Réalisme, and Pop Art
The lesson explores the relationship between art and society starting from the late 1950s. It delves into the artistic movements of New Dada, Nouveau Réalisme, and Pop Art, which revolutionized the artistic landscape, reflecting and commenting on the social, cultural, and economic transformations of the era.
The lesson examines the movements that redefined the relationship between art and society from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s: New Dada, with artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns; the Nouveau Réalisme of Pierre Restany; and Pop Art, with figures like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Mass production and consumerism—offering an ambiguous interpretation between critique and acceptance—entered the artistic imagination, pushing art toward iconicity and seriality.
