The Stuff of Dreams

Having recently become a permanent London resident, I have made it my personal mission to see and visit “Stuff”. Being a country dweller from birth, “seeing stuff” has usually involved A. an arduous car journey, B. a field, and C. a cagoule, so it was somewhat of a novelty to hop on the northern line to tick off the first thing on my list – the Pop Art Design exhibition currently showing at the Barbican.

Recognised as the most influential art movement of the post-war era, the Pop Art movement was used as an expression of optimism amongst the post-war generation. It recognised the newly emerging prevalence of materialism and consumerism in a booming society and the new sense of freedom borne from greater choice after decades of austerity.

The exhibition comprises more than 200 diverse works by over 70 artists and designers. Pop down and take a look...pun fully intended...