Below is a glossary article post in the category I which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Independent Group based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Independent Group
So, what is actually meant by Independent Group?
Independent group (IG) is a radical group of young artists, writers and critics who met at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London in the 1950s, and challenged the dominant modernist culture (and as they saw elitis) at that time, to make it more included in the popular culture.
Explanation of Independent Group
Independent group, or IG, was first held in the winter 1952-3 and once again in 1953 -4. It is responsible for the formulation, discussion and distribution of many basic ideas of British pop art and many other new British arts in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
The leading artists involved are Richard Hamilton, Nigel Henderson, John Mchale, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull. IG also includes the critics of Lawrence Alloway and Rayner Banham, and Architect Colin St. John Wilson, and Alison and Peter Smithson (see brutalism).
In 1953 IG held a parallel exhibition of art and life and in 1956 this innovative was tomorrow. This exhibition at the Whitechapel gallery in London is an expression of IG pioneering interest in popular and commercial culture. As Alloway said: ‘film, science fiction, advertisements, pop music. We do not feel like dislike commercial cultural standards among most intellectuals, but accept it as a fact, discuss it in detail, and consume it with enthusiasm ‘. This tomorrow consists of a series of environment and the Juke box is rotated continuously.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix I, as well as terms associated with I.
Meaning of Independent Group in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Independent Group.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Grup independen (Indonesian), Klompok independen (Java), and Grup mandiri in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Kumpulan bebas.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Independent Group.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix I. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=independent-group
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=independent-group
- View example images of independent-group through Google here
- View example images of independent-group on Bing here
- View example images of independent-group on Yandex here
