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(66). Pop, like so many other styles of art, raised questions of meaning: Was it art? What was the message? Was it the celebration or parody of the mass-consumer world? Happenings and Pop Art evoked strong emotional response during this era. Artworks in this style challenged social conventions and offered models for new ways to relate to our culture and to one another (Gablic, 20), thus making an important social contribution while prompting a change. Pop culture and lifestyle became closely intertwined in the 1960s ("WWW. Pop Art, 1). During the radical events of this time, viewing habits and behavior changed to a new understanding of objects and art. If art is assessed by the relevance to its' society and the message it conveys, then surely Pop Art is worthy of being a credible movement.
First, it is necessary to examine the source of this style. Most authorities agree that it arose from a rebellion against the accepted, yet "pretentious and over-intense", Abstract ...

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