The Burt Cohen Show – 03/27/12

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The Burt Cohen Show – 03/27/12

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Burt Cohen Show and tagged with: 60s, american art, Michael Dooley, pop art

60s Pop Art: Roots of the Political Revolution

The beginning of the culture war, made famous by Pat Buchanan, can be traced to American art emerging in the fifties and sixties. Everything from Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol to Mad Magazine and the Yippies arises from an aesthetic sensibility scorned by the right wing then and now. Today’s guest is arts writer Michael Dooley, the launching point of the discussion being an arts retrospective just now wrapping up in Los Angeles.