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Pop art
Selv om popkunsten begyndte i begyndelsen af 1950'erne, fik den sin største fremdrift i 1960'erne i Amerika. Udtrykket "pop art" blev officielt introduceret i december 1962; anledningen var et "Symposium on Pop Art", der blev arrangeret af Museum of Modern Art. På dette tidspunkt havde den amerikanske reklame overtaget mange elementer og indfaldsvinkler fra den moderne kunst og fungerede på et meget sofistikeret niveau. Derfor måtte de amerikanske kunstnere søge dybere efter dramatiske stilarter, der kunne distancere kunsten fra de veldesignede og smarte kommercielle materialer. Da briterne betragtede den amerikanske populærkultur fra et noget fjernt perspektiv, var deres synspunkter ofte præget af romantiske, sentimentale og humoristiske overtoner. I modsætning hertil producerede amerikanske kunstnere, der hver dag blev bombarderet med mangfoldigheden af masseproducerede billeder, værker, der generelt var mere dristige og aggressive.
Pop art
Although pop art began in the early 1950s, in America it was given its greatest impetus during the 1960s. The term "pop art" was officially introduced in December 1962; the occasion was a "Symposium on Pop Art" organized by the Museum of Modern Art. By this time, American advertising had adopted many elements and inflections of modern art and functioned at a very sophisticated level. Consequently, American artists had to search deeper for dramatic styles that would distance art from the well-designed and clever commercial materials. As the British viewed American popular culture imagery from a somewhat removed perspective, their views were often instilled with romantic, sentimental and humorous overtones. By contrast, American artists, bombarded every day with the diversity of mass-produced imagery, produced work that was generally more bold and aggressive.
Pop art