LOY LUO THEORETICAL COLLECTION
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Pop Art While Supplies Last — Art by the Pound
Loy Luo
Curatorial Essay, First published in Loy Luo Theoretical Collection, 2025
Abstract
Pop Art While Supplies Last — Art by the Pound reexamines the historical paradox of Pop Art by transforming a commercial event into a performative exhibition. Under the pressure of circumstance, commerce becomes both subject and medium, exposing the friction between economic reality and aesthetic autonomy. Through the playful yet critical act of “selling out,” the project reverses the sacred aura of Pop and reintroduces art into the field of exchange. The work is not a satire of consumption but a lived action that questions the boundary between the artistic and the real, revealing how art, once again, regains its physical and social weight.
Keywords
Keywords: Pop Art; Performance; Commerce; Conceptual Reversal; Open Theater; Curatorial Practice; Art and Economy; New York
Full Text: Curatorial Essay--Pop Art While Supplies Last
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Biographical Note
Loy Luo is a contemporary artist, curator, and writer based in New York. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and theory, exploring the philosophical and cultural dimensions of abstraction. She is the founder of Loy Luo Space (Tribeca, NYC), an independent “Open Theater” dedicated to experimental exhibitions and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Banner image: Installation View from Pop Art While Supplies Last, featuring works by Maxi Sanchez Correa, Ezequiel Rivadeneira, and Scary Mary at Loy Luo Space, New York, 2025.
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