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GoodPop, 2014. Art Seen Alliance. The inaugural “POP Austin” international art show happened Oct. 17-19 at the new Fair Market event center on East Fifth Street in East Austin. The three-day showcase offered art for sale from dozens of global contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Mr. Brainwash, Shepard Fairey, and local talent Todd Sanders and Tony Diaz. The melting GoodPop served as a beacon to the exhibition, stationed at the corner of Cesar Chavez & Congress before being moved to Fair Market for the show. -
“POP Austin” aims to present an annual pop-up showcase of global pop art product to a burgeoning young art-collector’s market Austin. -
“POP Austin” debuted at the new Fair Market in East Austin. -
The Fair Market sign may be angling for postcard status with its wink-nudge riff on Seattle’s iconic Public Market sign. “POP Austin” premiered its annual show here for three days in October, 2014. -
Peace Goddess by Shepard Fairey looms along a back wall in one of the galleries at “POP Austin.” -
Meltdown, 2013. D.O.C. -
“POP Austin” volunteers check out Le Festin des Barbares by Gerard Rancinan. -
Made in China, 2012. Sui Jianguo -
Green Tumbleweed, 2014. Artist Bale Creek Allen lives in Austin. -
Gold Tumbleweed, 2014. Bale Creek Allen. Bronze hand welded tumbleweed electroplated in 24k gold. -
Shea Little and Asa Hursh address “POP Austin” attendees on the “Push & Pull of Austin Art,” Sunday afternoon. -
Asa Hursh, executive director of Art Alliance Austin -
Shea Little, executive director of Big Medium -
“POP Austin” attendees view artwork shown in the Fair Market warehouse. -
Get Lost, 2013. Bale Creek Allen and Allison Walton. -
Get Lost, 2013. Bale Creek Allen and Allison Walton. -
Hundreds of attendees perused the pop-up pop art gallery this weekend at “POP Austin.” -
Gemback, 2014. Peter Gronquist. -
A child is charmed by the taxidermy of Peter Gronquist’s Gemback, perhaps unaware of the automatic weaponry that decorated its horns. -
Pasquale Cuppari’s Franadammi La Mano -
A “POP Austin” attendee studies the work of Gao Brothers. -
Good Luck, 2014, by South Austin’s beloved Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics. -
Tito’s Boxes, 2014. A group of artists, dubbed ‘Fans of Warhol’ show their collective sense of humor (and panache for some serious product placement) at “POP Austin.” -
Tito Beveridge, art collector (we bet he owns many installations of Tito’s Boxes…) and CEO of Tito’s Vodka, speaks to the audience at “Perseverance and Overcoming Failure” during “POP Austin.” -
“POP Austin” 2014: Art and commerce collide and chum it up all at the same time. -
“POP Austin” 2014. -
“POP Austin” 2014. -
Greg Smith, collector and owner of Exhibit A Fine Art and Editions, speaks on word art and “The Power of Language and Symbols.” The exhibit included a wall dedicated to Robert Indiana’s infamous Love with a variety of prints for sale. -
Attendees peruse the art featured at “POP Austin” international pop art showcase. -
“POP Austin” crowds filtered through the galleries all weekend. -
A calmer, more peaceful view of Shepard Fairey’s Peace Goddess with Huang Zhen’s Untitled in the foreground. -
Big Family Boy and Big Family Girl by Zhang Xiaogang at “POP Austin.” -
The Goa Brothers’ Miss Mao is the essence of pop art’s tongue-in-cheekiness. -
We’re not gonna lie: Pop art is good date fodder. -
The crowds continued filtering through, all weekend long at the “POP Austin” art show. -
Fair Market kept busy with attendees of “POP Austin” coming and going all weekend. -
Thank You, 2014, by Todd Sanders. You are very welcome.
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