Pop Art Rising

Kirsten Anderson, owner of Roq La Rue and all-around supreme being, is lecturing on Pop Surealism and the rise of tonight at the Seattle Academy of Fine Art. Lectures are what made me drop out of school, you say. But this lecture is about Lowbrow art which you love, we respond. Pop art is for freaks and the Academy of Fine Art is not the right venue to talk about it, you say. "The movement is now getting grudging, if bewildered, respect from the 'High Art World,' and while it remains slightly vilified, is voraciously collected by forward-thinking collectors," the Academy says. I'm deaf, you say, what good is a kick ass lecture going to do me? There are slides, we say.

It's tonight at 7pm and it's free so go check it out.

Remember when Seattlest James did that great interview with Kristen? That was cool.

Lowbrow and Pop Surrealism have obviously become more popular in the years since Roq La Rue opened. Will they remain outsider art, or do you see them eventually being co-opted by the culture at large? Do you have any predictions about their future?

It's definitely being embraced by a wider audience. I don't see it as Outsider, but then I'm immersed in it. Museums are becoming receptive to it and the more forward-thinking design companies have definitely tapped into it. I think Pop Surrealism will continue to bloom and expand its audience. Then, eventually, people will want to see a different kind of art and some new movement will come along and shake things up.

Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art
Seattle Academy of Fine Art
1501 10th Ave. East
7pm
free