"Apocalyptic Pop" Exhibition

Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs

poster for "Apocalyptic Pop" Exhibition

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The times we live in are ominous and deeply
disturbing to anyone who is paying attention
and not totally distracted by the problems
of celebrities, shopping, and reality TV.
Environmental catastrophe, economic collapse, genetic
engineering blunders, pandemics, nuclear holocaust,
and global war all seems inevitable in a world gone
mad. The end of the world, or more accurately, the
culmination of historical cycles, is common in many
ancient cultures including the Maya, Hindu, Hopi,
Greco-Roman, and others. However, today, fascination
and fear about the possible end of humanity have
accelerated exponentially. It has seeped into a popular
culture that is violent in the extreme yet populated
with fantastic saviors and a kind of kitsch redemption.
The art in this exhibition has less to do with the Pop
Art of Andy Warhol, although his irony is very present.
Instead of advertising, this work channels the absurdity
of the news and popular culture, from the Pentagon
to Pentecostals, Blackwater to Bollywood. In the words
of Jerome Jaffe of TODT, “It’s not Pop Art. It’s art about
what pops up, such as insurgents in Iraq wearing
Rambo T-shirts.”

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from November 16, 2008 to January 25, 2009

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