So Different, So Appealing: Pop Art Collection Comes to PMA
According to Philly.com, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has unveiled a massive exhibit called “International Pop,” which will highlight works from the worldwide phenomenon that is pop art.
Pop art’s impact reached far past its origins in Britain and went global, an aesthetic response to and appreciation of popular consumer culture. The PMA chronicles that history in the exhibit, recognizing the genre as “a moment of informational connectivity unlike anything before,” as Erica Battle, associate curator of contemporary art at the museum, said to Philly.com. Pop art was a reflection of American capitalist culture, images capturing corporacy and symbols of consumerism, which permeated nations all over the globe by way of relatability and connection.
According to the PMA, “International Pop” will feature mainly art from 1956-1972, “revealing [works from] a vibrant period shaped by social, political, and cultural changes.” The collection is multinational, featuring works from, of course, America and Britain as well as from Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France, Italy, Slovakia, Japan and others.
Notable artists featured include Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein, alongside many, many more.
“The work seems incredibly fresh,” Battle said to Philly.com. “It’s immediately recognizable.