Pop Art goes Sinister

When it comes to modern art, Pop Art is the largest form of income. People will pay big bucks for a painting done by Andy Warhol. There have been many museum displays of Pop Art recently such as "Regarding Warhol" at the Met in New York and the touring exhibit, "Lichtenstein survey" which is currently located at the National Gallery. However, like everything these days, people are always looking for the next big thing. They Whitney art museum in New York has taken the next step with a new exhibit called "Sinister Pop." Organized by the museum's curators, Donna De Salvo and Scott Rothkopf, displays Pop art with a sinister twist. The art on display features consumerism of the early 1960s, antiwar, and anti-corporate sentiment of work. It also includes photographs from the 60s and 70s. Some of the paintings include Warhol's race riots and electric chair, paintings of gas stations, and barred-off highway landscapes. This new exhibition evokes gloomy thoughts within the frequent visitors.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/arts/design/sinister-pop-at-the-whitney.html?ref=design&_r=0