Jun 30 2017
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Sep 17 2017
That '70s Show: Cool Art from the Collection

That '70s Show: Cool Art from the Collection

Presented by Columbia Museum of Art at Columbia Museum of Art

This exhibition gives us a chance to explore rarely seen works from a decade-sized slice of the CMA’s collection of contemporary art. That ’70s Show draws on the amusing nostalgia for the “decade that taste forgot” while showing a complicated portrait of art, current events, and identity in America. In contemporary art, the lingering effects of hard-edge modernism rubbed elbows with the messiness of tie-dye, while pop art’s consumerist legacy existed alongside the simplicity movement. It was a time that claimed equal rights for all people and all forms of artmaking, from collage to op art. This exhibition is both a meaningful examination of art and history and a light and fun summer viewing experience.

Admission Info

Free with membership or admission

Dates & Times

2017/06/30 - 2017/09/17

Location Info

Columbia Museum of Art

1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201