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Pop Life: Art in a Material World

After being closed for displaying a nude photograph of Brooke Shields at 10, Pop Life, a new show celebrating the art of selling out reopens at the Tate Modern. VIEW OUR GALLERY

Published Oct. 14 2009 11:25AM EDT

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-1_enfiav — © the artist. Photo: Sotheby's

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-1_xrapp3 — Household gloss and enamel paint on canvas
68 x 108in
© the artist. Photo: Sotheby's

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-2_h33wtt — Stainless steel
41 x 19 x 12 in (104.1 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm)
© Jeff Koons

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-3_bngjkx — Installation at ‘Unfair’, Cologne
1992
Gloss household paint on wall, chairs and twins
Dimensions variable
© Damien Hirst; Courtesy White Cube

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-4_cck4gb — Keith Haring artwork © Estate of Keith Haring Photo by Charles Dolfi-Michels
Keith Haring artwork © Estate of Keith Haring; Photo by Charles Dolfi-Michels

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-5_fyjyxd — lithograph billboard
125 x 272 inches
317.5 x 690.9 cm
© Jeff Koons

galleries/2009/10/14/pop-life-art-in-a-material-world/pop-life-6_t2knxg — C-type prints
6 C-type prints, each 76.1 x 91.5 cm
White Cube © Tracey Emin. All rights reserved, DACS 2009. Photo: Carl Freedman