Word: popped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Upon this premise, Appel cantilevers the argument that "Yes" versus "No" is the primary aesthetic division of the 20th century. He outlines a hypothetical, prescriptive bookshelf spanning the range of 20th century art. The "No" shelf includes Kafka, T.S. Eliot, George Grosz and the pantheon of Pop art, which emphasize chaos and mass hysteria in the modern age and the mob of mankind. This is the "No" that is countered by the affirmative "Yes" of Matisse, Lachaise, Brancusi and Delaunay, Joyce, Nabokov and Chagall, along with "Yes" shelfmates W. B. Yeats, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Richard Wilbur...
...instance, is a "signal work in the evolution of a self-conscious American vernacular art," a celebration of "small technological advances and the utilitarian elegance of industrial design." After High Modernism has run its course, Appel points to the resurrection of the vernacular in the wake of 1970's pop...
...These Are Days" is the perfect fast-paced summer highway cruising tune. It combines a strong, driving pop beat and Merchant's encouraging harmonies. "These are the days you'll remember/You'll know it's true you are blessed and lucky/It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom...
...Between" also has an uplifting pop feel to it. With bright horns in the background and a fast beat, Merchant entreats the listener to move beyond life's troubles and enjoy its fruits. "Till you drop that heavy baggage you're dragging behind/ There won't be room for us to both go on this ride...
...These Are Days" is the perfect fast-paced summer highway cruising tune. It combines a strong, driving pop beat and Merchant's encouraging harmonies. "These are the days you'll remember/You'll know it's true you are blessed and lucky/It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom...