Event: The poster as Pop Art phenomenon in Hapshash and the Coloured Coat talk

Date
27 November 2013

The Barbican’s current show is all about examining the relationship between all-conquering cultural phenomenon Pop Art and the design world, and when it comes to graphic design in particular, few people are better qualified to discuss the creative culture clash than Nigel Waymouth. As part of the legendary (and perfectly-named) Hapshash and the Coloured Coat design and music collective, Nigel and his partner Michael English helped revolutionise the way we see posters as an art form. Their colourful, psychedelic screen prints for the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd were a huge part of establishing the visual vernacular with which we still associate London in the Swinging Sixties and the significance of their work was confirmed when the V&A Museum held an exhibition of their posters at the turn of the century.

Nigel will be in discussion with author and lecturer Alex Seago on Friday December 13 in the Barbican’s Frobisher’s Auditorium – tickets are £10 and available here.

Pop Art Design runs until February 9 2014.

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