TV eyes

Television, fairy tales and other pop-culture staples inspired the artists behind Pop! Pop!

But little destroys productivity like all the chatting we do about how busy we are. Boston artist Nick Z explores how we connect in a mixed-media triptych that incorporates collage, drawings and paint pens. "I constantly hear people talk about communicating with each other nowadays, like 'Hey, text me, call me, write me, text me, call me, let's chat,'" he explains. "It's so pop culture to be constantly chatting and texting and talking."