Fondation Louis Vuitton presents Pop Art exhibition "Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &..." 

The Fondation Louis Vuitton continues its 2024-2025 season with a rich program that examines the influence of prominent figures in modern art on today’s artists.

The exploration of major artistic trends turns to the revolutionary Pop Art movement that emerged in the late 1950s with a major exhibition entitled "Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &...", which runs from October 17, 2024 through February 24, 2025.  

The exhibition revolves around Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004), one of the leading figures of American Pop Art, displaying 150 of his paintings and works in a variety of media. They are joined by 70 works by 35 artists from different generations and nationalities. The exhibition provides an incisive overview of Tom Wesselmann’s career, from his first collages to the imposing Standing Still Lifes and his famous Great American Nudes. 

“Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &…” is more than simply a retrospective, explain guest curators Dieter Buchhart and Anna Karina Hofbauer. “It contextualizes Tom Wesselmann’s work within art history and proposes fascinating perspectives on Pop Art, past present and even future.”  

What’s more, notes Olivier Michelon, associate curator from the Fondation Louis Vuitton for the exhibition, it underlines links between creations by Tom Wesselmann and other Pop artists and Dadaist precursors such as Marcel Duchamp or contemporary figures like Jeff Koons and Ai Weiwei. 

“Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &...” is a must see event for modern and contemporary art aficionados, offering an incisive look at the genesis of Pop art, its roots and current iterations.