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  1. SarahsezSeptember 12, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Sunday 12 September: Went to the Whitechapel to see This is Tomorrow. It is more of interest as a research exercise, with the most visual components supplied by the original framed exhibition posters. Fascinating is a display case of American magazines that were the source material for Richard Hamilton’s iconic collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (1956)
    The documentary Fathers of Pop (1979) is available for viewing in the gallery & the library has copies of all the press cuttings. Of particular interest is a review by The Lady that comments on the use of public money for such an exhibition.
    The link in the next post is to the Whitechapels website: for further reading on the work of the independent group I would recommend.
    The Independent Group: Modernism and Mass Culture, 1945-59, by Anne Massey, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1995. Anne has produced a dedicated website to the work of the group. http://www.independentgroup.org.uk/contributors/index.html

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