Independent
Group
This Is Tomorrow
Theo Crosby, Teyner Banham, Lawrence Alloway, John McHale, Alison
and Peter Smithson, Richard Hamilton, William Turnbull, John
McHale, Eduardo Paolozzi, Reyner Banham, Frank Cordell, Toni
del Renzio and others.
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The famous first Richard Hamilton pop art collage:
"Just what is it that makes today's homes so different,
so appealing?" participating in the show. |
Exhibition
catalogue.
Unpaginated (126p.). Texts in English, b/w illustrations.
Spiral
binding.
16,6 x 17,3 cm.
Introduction by Lawrence Alloway. Contributions by Reyner Banham,
David Lewis, Theo Crosby, William Turnbull, Edward Wright, Germano
Facetti, Richard Hamilton, John McHale, Eduardo Paolozzi, John
Voelcker and others.
Edited by Theo Crosby.
Catalogue designed by Edward Wright.
1st edition of 1300 copies.
Condition: This catalogue comes almost never in fine condition.
This copy has a diagonal crease to the bottom corner of the front
cover. The top and bottom of the covers where they meet the spiral
binding have small pieces missing. Very good+.
The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, August 9-September 9, 1956.
The historical show This is Tomorrow inaugurates the Pop Art
movement, even if it had not been named so yet, and was a multi-disciplinary
show merging
the discipline of art and architecture.
The exhibition was organized by Theo CROSBY, Reyner BANHAM, Lawrence
ALLOWAY and other members from the Independent Group.
Participating
groups:
1: Theo Crosby,
William Turnbull, Germano Facetti, Edward Wright
2: Richard Hamilton, John McHale, John Voelcker
3: J.D.H. Catleugh, James Hull, Leslie Thornton
4: Anthony Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Emilio Scanavino
5: John Ernest, Anthony Hill, Denis Williams
6: Eduardo Paolozzi, Alison and Peter Smithson, Nigel Henderson
7: Victor Pasmore, Erno Goldfinger, Helen Phillips
8 : James Stirling, Michael Pine, Richard Matthews
9: Mary Martin, John Weeks, Kenneth Martin
10: Robert Adams, Frank Newby, Peter Carter, Colin St.John Wilson
11: Adrian Heath, John Weeks
12: Lawrence Alloway, Geoffery Holroyd, Tony del Renzio