As Andy Warhol famously declared, “Good business is the best art.” Taking Warhol and his maxim as its point of departure, Pop Life: Art in a Material World presents a selection of international artists who have followed in his footsteps. Organized by London’s Tate Modern and co-curated by Artforum editor-at-large Jack Bankowsky, François Pinault Collection curator Alison Gingeras, and Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood, Pop Life explores the relationship between art, commerce, and celebrity in the post-Pop era.
The second in the Saatchi Gallery’s trilogy of exhibitions of contemporary art from emerging global markets, Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East (on view through May 9) follows last year’s popular show of new Chinese art, and precedes a survey of work from India. Unveiled features 19 young artists from a region fraught with images of uncertainty and revolt in the media. Offering raw and provocative perspectives on the sensibilities of a new wave of artists, it blurs the boundaries between censorship and freedom, playing heavily on social issues and perceived gender roles.
