Una mattina di gennaio del 1941, solo un paio di settimane dopo il suo settantunesimo compleanno, l'artista francese Henri Matisse, con la barba e gli occhiali, si trovava sdraiato in un letto d'ospedale preparando a morire. Diagnosticato con il cancro, il celebre pittore, rivale di Picasso, sembrava affrontare la sua fine. Poi accadde qualcosa di inaspettato.
Pop Art is the most important 20th-century art movement. It brought Modernism to the masses, making art sexy and fun with Coke cans and comics. Today, in our age of selfies and social networking, we are still living in a world defined by Pop. Full of brand new interviews and research, Sooke describes the great works by Warhol, Lichtenstein and other key figures, but also re-examines the movement for the 21st century and asks if it is still art. He reveals a global story, from Pop's surprising origins in 19th-century Paris to uncovering the forgotten female artists of the 1960s.