Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Tiny Dropped Bra # 1 1980 Liquidtex on board 3 1/2 x 5 inches

Pop Life : Everyone needs a Thrill is a comprehensive survey of the Gallery’s holdings by this important group of artists. Exploring the trajectory from Abstract Expressionism to Pop art’s explosive, colorful, and witty portrayals of the modern world.

Pop art’s pioneers—who drew on familiar, often iconic symbols from the mass media and other increasingly commercial aspects of American society—included Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann, all of whom are represented in the exhibition. It will also include some rarely seen works from Nicholas Krushenick, Marisol and George Sugarman.

Pop Life : Everyone needs a Thrill traces an arc from the 1950s to the mid-1960s, when there was a massive shift from Abstract Expressionism to work that began to reference and incorporate the symbols of an exploding consumer and commercial culture, ultimately giving rise to Pop art. It explores the themes, influences, techniques, trends, and legacy of one of the most enduring art movements of the twentieth century.”