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Richard Hamilton,
The critic laughs, 1968
Pop artist Richard Hamilton's interest in household appliances takes a biting comedic turn in The critic laughs. This glossy print plays on a hand-size sculpture by Jasper Johns, The Critic Smiles (1959), in which four teeth replace the bristles of a toothbrush. ("A smile involves baring the teeth," Johns noted.) Hamilton brings the "smiling" critic into the electric age by showing a set of dentures mounted on a Braun toothbrush, suggesting that the laughing critic is, in fact, toothless. |