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Pop Art

A vibrant, playful destination for fans of the iconic movement that blends art with popular culture. Profiles of legendary artists, collectors, dealers and contemporary creators, exploring the bold colors, iconic imagery and cultural commentary that define Pop Art. Deep dives into famous works, art market trends and exhibitions, along with fun, accessible insights into how Pop Art continues to influence culture, design and media. Sharp analysis, visual excitement and cultural exploration, making it a must-visit for art lovers and pop culture enthusiasts alike. Read more about Arts.

A large, raspberry-shaped sculpture rests on a concrete floor, its surface composed of tightly packed red bead-like forms. One side ruptures into a cavern of green, turquoise, and white crystals, resembling mold and mineral growth, creating a vivid contrast between fleshy abundance and geological decay.

Artist Kathleen Ryan’s Beautiful Blight

Ryan memorializes the mundane and the mortal in her engaging sculptural portraits of all things kitschy, immutable and abject.
By Mya Ward
A photo of an exhibition space with a large Tom Wesselmann artwork on the wall depicting a Royal Crown Cola display and other vintage commercial imagery. In the foreground is a pink crushed car sculpture, with various other artworks on the surrounding walls.

Tom Wesselmann’s Work at Fondation Louis Vuitton Mixes Entertainment and Unease

While not all of the artist's works are problematic, the exhibition unequivocally pardons Wesselmann’s overt leeriness.
By Sarah Moroz
Image of a giant yellow dog baloon sculpture and two shaped canaveses

Charting the Legacy of Pop Art in the Work of Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas and Tomokazu Matsuyama

Unlike earlier avant-garde movements, which aimed to narrow the gap between art and everyday life, Pop Art was the first to fully engage with the cultural landscape as it was.
By Elisa Carollo
Pop Artist Nelson de la Nuez

King of Pop Art: Nelson de la Nuez Celebrates at Bagatelle L.A.

By Eliza Krpoyan
Erro's "Poutine et Myley Cyrus," 2014.

European Pop Art, More Political Than Ours, Returns With Erro at Perrotin

By Anthony Haden-Guest
Violette's 'Not Yet Titled (Three Chairs)'

Overlooked Art Assistants Finally Get Their Due

By Kat Herriman
Evelyne Axell, Ice Cream, (1964). (Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art via Facebook)

Philadelphia Museum of Art Pushes Back Against Yet More Facebook Censorship

By Alanna Martinez
Will Rhodes, Technology Has Transformed Bodily Movement, 2015. (Courtesy Eyebeam and Pioneer Works)

12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before February 5

By Paul Laster
LACMA’s new prize: Mrs. Cazalet and Children Edward & Victor (1900-01) by John Singer Sargent. (Photo: Promised gift of Barbra Streisand in honor of the museum’s 50th anniversary)

Barbra Streisand’s Birthday Present to an LA Museum, and Other Big Donor Deals

By Daniel Grant

One of These Beatles Could’ve Been the Next Jackson Pollock (No, Not Pete Best)

By Ryan Steadman
Warhol Skateboard Triptych Gold Marilyn Monroe, 2015. (Courtesy of The Skateroom and ©/®/TM The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.)

Zoom: MoMA Launches Line of Warhol Skateboards

By Paul Laster
Karl Wirsum, “Harry Kari’s Arms Exchange,” 1976. (Photo: Courtesy of Derek Eller Gallery)

Grand Funk: Karl Wirsum’s Pioneering Art from the 1970s

By Ryan Steadman
ROY LICHTENSTEIN Sleeping Muse, 1983 Patinated bronze 25 1/2 x 34 1/4 x 4 inches (64.8 x 87 x 10.2 cm) Edition 5/7 © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.

Roy Lichtenstein’s Totally Awesome 80s

By Ryan Steadman
Corita Kent's Rainbow Swash on the Dorchester Gas Tank in Boston. (Photo: Paul Maybury via Flickr)

The Pop Art of Sister Mary Corita Kent to Be Shown at Harvard

By Alanna Martinez
A work by Ms. Kusama. (Courtesy Getty Images)

The Stunning Story of the Woman Who Is the World’s Most Popular Artist

By Ashley Chappo

Did an Artwork Solve a Decades-Old NYC Crime?

By Andrew Scott Cooper
Richard Hamilton's "$he" (1958-61) is in the collection of Tate in London. (Photo: Tate)

Richard Hamilton, Key Progenitor of Pop Art, Dies at 89

By Andrew Russeth

Aiming for Art Immortality, John Chamberlain Swaps Galleries

By Adam Lindemann

Museum Invites You to Take a Bat to Warhol

By Reid Pillifant
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