The Playmate As Pop Art

June, 2012

The Playmate as Pop ArtForty-five years ago, Playboy asked 11 artists to interpret the centerfold, we revisit their work to determine how tastes have changedFORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, PLAYBOY ASKED 11 ARTISTS TO INTERPRET THE CENTERFOLD. WE REVISIT THEIR WORK TO DETERMINE HOW TASTESHAVE CHANGEDn the middle of the 1960s, Hugh Hefner began collecting fine art in the "Playmate mode," of which there was no shortage at the time, since the odalisque, in full or in part, was making its debut on th...