LOUIS VUITTON OPENS NEW ‘POP FOREVER, TOM WESSELMANN &…’ EXHIBITION

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens its doors to "Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann & ...".  An exhibition dedicated to Pop Art, one of the major artistic movements of the 1960s. Centering around Wesselmann, a leading figure in the movement, a selection of 150 paintings and works are displayed in the exhibition, along with 70 other works of various artists, who despite their different nationalities and generations, all share the same love for Pop Art.

In the late 1950s, Pop Art surged on both sides of the Atlantic. Comic strips, advertising, cinema, celebrities, food processors and tabloids all became painting subjects. When they were not paintings in themselves, they were photographic images glued or reproduced onto the canvas. With no boundaries, the movement celebrates an aesthetic extending far beyond the artistic realm and even prevails to this day. 

The exhibition, which is linked to Wesselmann’s themes, will use the artist’s work as a starting point to develop a more general presentation of Pop Art. His Great American Nudes will be in dialogue with the American icons of his contemporaries, like Evelyne Axell and Andy Warhol. As for his depictions of consumer goods, they will prefigure the representations of merchandise in the age of globalization by Jeff Koons or Ai Weiwei. Finally, his nudes and intimate domestic scenes will be mirrored by new works from a new generation, some of which have been created specifically for the exhibition.

The exhibition is open now until February 24th, 2025.