While Op Art looks might feel retro, they're actually a move forward.

WSJ: Can Mod Be Modern?

Mr. Taaffe's big, bold pictures perch right on the edge between the eye-boggling visual wildness of Op Art and the ostentatious conventionality of Victorian wallpaper.

WSJ: Fine Art Review: Richard Serra

In the context of this show, Op Art paintings by Bridget Riley and others seem freed of the influence they had on 1960s fashion and design, which detracted from the serious goals behind their dynamic perceptual effects.

WSJ: Ghosts in the Machine | New Museum | Beyond Human | By Kristin M. Jones

Op Art dressing can certainly be tricky.

WSJ: Can Mod Be Modern?

The reunited band will play 15 performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning next month (performances start April 15), a show combining live performance, video reenactments, archival concert and news footage, op-art backdrops and psychedelic lighting.

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