Barbican's Pop Art Design exhibition explores blurred lines between art and product design

From October 22, 2013, to February 9, 2014, the Barbican Art Gallery in London presented Pop Art Design, marking the first in-depth investigation of the interactions between artists and designers during the Pop era. This exhibition, which had previously been displayed at the Vitra Design Museum, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, and Stockholm's Moderna Museet, showcased notable pieces such as the "Leonardo" sofa (1969) by Studio 65, Jasper Johns' target painting, and Allen Jones's Chair (1969). Warhol added a hand-painted room divider and Close Cover before Striking. Italian contributions included Ettore Sottsass's kitsch plates and Studio D's "Pillola" Lamps (1968), with the exhibition thematically organized to emphasize the connections between postwar designers and Pop artists' design language.