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Art After Hours goes retro 1950s: Boppers vs beatniks

Pop art was born into a hotbed of cultural shifts and new pop culture trends. In the 1950s, Beatniks Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg made black turtlenecks and berets famous, while teeny boppers dressed in poodle skirts and bobby socks. The space race had begun, hip-swingin’ Elvis Presley brought in rock ’n’ roll, Mr Squiggle taught Aussie kids how to draw and diamonds became Marilyn Monroe’s best friend. To reminisce about this golden age of celebrity and glamour, we’re joined by Syd...

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Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
btwn Hospital Rd. & Mrs Macquaries Rd.
Sydney, NSW

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