In the late 1950s, Pop Art emerged on both sides of the Atlantic, in North America and Europe. Comic strips, advertisements, cinema, celebrities, food packaging, and tabloids all became subjects for art. Sometimes, these elements were not just depicted in paintings but were directly incorporated as photographic images, either glued or mechanically reproduced onto the canvas. Pop Art embraces, with a certain ambiguity, the fusion of art and popular culture, blending museums and galleries with the cultural industry. Without a manifesto or defined boundaries, Pop Art represents an aesthetic that transcends the art world and continues to influence today. It's hard to pinpoint its exact beginning, and it seems impossible to declare its end. In addition to works by tom wesselmann, Discover works by Keith Haring, Damien Hirst and Richard Pettibone as part of this week's selection.
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