pop art

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pop art

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From op art and abbreviation of popular, attributed to English art critic Lawrence Alloway (1926–1990).

noun

  1. uncountable A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising. Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.

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noun genre of art that uses elements of popular culture

한국어팝아트 pabateu
日本語ポップアート poppu āto
中文波普藝術 /波普艺术 bōpǔ yìshù
DeutschPop-Art
Ελληνικάποπ αρτ
Русскийпоп-а́рт pop-árt
Tiếng Việtpop art

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@misc{pop_art_2026,
  title = {pop art},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pop%20art},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}