Richard Hamilton became one of British Pop’s foundational figures through exhibitions, writing and works that treated mass media, consumer goods and modern interiors as serious artistic material. His 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? became an emblem of postwar consumer culture, while later projects moved fluidly between painting, print, photography and political imagery.
Collage; painting; printmaking; photography; design
Artist Films
Peter Saville on Richard Hamilton | TateShots
Major Works
- 1956Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?
- 1957Homage à Chrysler Corp.
- 1958–61$he
- 1964Interior II
- 1968–69Swingeing London 67 (f)
- 1965My Marilyn
- 1981–83The citizen
- 1988–90The subject
- 1993The state
- 1973Picasso’s Meninas
Interviews & Writing
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