Pop is more

With the festive red carpet and floor to ceiling artwork covered walls, the last hall of PoCo celebrates the fact that pop is always more. Even though Pop art began in the 1950-1960s, new waves are happening and pop is very colourful, exciting and full of life. There are plenty of younger generation artists, who have built their careers based on combining elements from today's popular culture, iconic Pop art masterpieces and artist's signature styles. The last room offers the audience the joy of recognition based on visiting PoCo and prior experiences. Once again, the neverending playfulness and conversations happening in between the artists and the artworks are underlined. For example Mark Kostabi is referring to Andy Warhol's Flowers series, Mr Brainwash has placed Banksy in Vincent van Gogh's bedroom and Ziegler T's Pacman is eating Damian Hirst's so-called dot art. In time things might get reevaluated and the largest artwork in the PoCo museum, Dance of Death by Edward von Lõngus is like a huge mirror where contemporary problems, overconsumption and its consequences can be seen. Glorification of consumer society by Pop art has been replaced by sharp critique even though it was quietly there already at the time. In conclusion, one can wonder, does human equality in front of the death mean the equality of the artworks as well? How and when do artworks finish anyway!? Pop lives on. Pop is more!