What was the significance of pop art?

The influence of pop art extends beyond the art world by influencing the business world and continually transforming culture into an ever greater artistic spectacle, desperately attempting to grapple with the apparent reality of capitalism. read more

The essential significance of pop art is that economic and aesthetic considerations are not in opposition, as may have been the case in the traditional avante garde. Not all pop artists were enthusiastic about capitalism, however. read more

Pop Art was the art of popular culture. It was the visual art movement that characterized a sense of optimism during the post war consumer boom of the 1950's and 1960's. It coincided with the globalization of pop music and youth culture, personified by Elvis and the Beatles. read more