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British Art & the 60s from Tate Britain identifies this period (the 60s) of dramatic change in Britain and British culture and captures a moment in history when a sense of optimism and a focus on a new and radical youth culture converged, influencing design, music, fashion, photography and the visual arts. The myths and reality of ‘The 60s’ and of ‘Swinging London’ are the backdrop to the exhibition and a key aspect is its exploration of the interchange between high art and the wider culture.
It examines, for example, the representations of sexuality and celebrity that appeared in both painting and photography and places the artworks in context of the lively visual culture of the period, exploring pop art’s relationship to innovations in design, television, advertising and packaging.British Art & the 60s includes works by artists who pioneered new forms and subjects across a diverse range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, film, prints and drawings. The outcome of this new focus produced some unforgettable results which influenced the whole world.
As Britain emerged from the 1950s, its art demonstrated an extraordinary degree of innovation and diversity. The exhibition includes a wide range of objects that demonstrate the new practices and imagery explored by artists. It seeks to blur the divisions that have been drawn between different types of work, to bring together well-known artists and others whose reputations have survived less well, and to show both celebratory and more critical forms of art. It was during this period that the aesthetics and ideals of the immediate post-war period were seen and felt to be changing the face of Britain and its culture. In terms of wider historical events, the period is framed by the Suez Crisis and the political unrest leading to the events of 1968; culturally it spans from the first release of Elvis Presley in Britain to the rise of Psychedelia........
