Echelon Fine Art is pleased to present Popped, an exhibition that examines the enduring and ever-mutating influence of pop culture on contemporary artistic practice. Pop Art emerged in the mid-twentieth century amid the postwar economic boom and the rapid expansion of mass media, advertising, and consumer culture. Pioneers such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein boldly appropriated the visual language of comics, branding, and Hollywood, blurring the boundaries between high art and popular entertainment. This revolutionary approach not only critiqued the mechanisms of desire and commodification but also fundamentally transformed society’s relationship to images, celebrity, and consumption—legacies that continue to define contemporary visual culture.

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“Popped: Pop Art’s Legacy in Contemporary Art”— Featuring works by Shannon Kay, Janelle Marie Kelley, Kyle Schindler, Jason Hulfish, Amabel Riverón, Matt Covey, Sean Flores, Marianne Coats, and Maddie Newbold, captures the bright, edgy energy of our time—where high and low collide in fresh, irreverent forms.