GymnasticsCorita Kent, the Pop Culture Nun

6 min

Available until 01/09/2026

27/08/2022

California, 1962: as counter-culture boomed, Corita Kent created her first pop-art paintings. The nun and art teacher mixed Jefferson Airplane, Pepsi and Bible verses in her work. But her activism and political convictions would force her to hang up her habit.

Country

  • France

  • Germany

Year

2021

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