Pop Art
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962 © 2025 Andy Warhol Foundation / ARS, NY / TM. On View at the MoMA. Licensed by Campbell's Soup Co. All rights reserved.
Definition:Pop Art emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, challenging conventional notions of fine art by incorporating imagery from advertising, mass media, comic books, and consumer culture. It blurred the boundaries between "high" and "low" art and celebrated — or critiqued — materialism and celebrity culture.
Iconic artists include Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg, and Tom Wesselmann. Pop Art’s influence continues today in contemporary design, fashion, and visual communication.
Pop Art also questioned the sanctity of the original by embracing silkscreen and commercial printing processes, allowing artists like Warhol to produce multiple versions of the same image. Its legacy is felt in contemporary practices that merge fine art with fashion, branding, and social media culture — seen in the works of artists like KAWS, Takashi Murakami, and Barbara Kruger.
