The pop art movement is hitting the Pacific Rim in a big way, with the legacy of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein dramatically in evidence among young Asian artists. A combination of encroaching capitalism and the global influence of American popular culture is fueling the movement, but the Asian version of pop art isn’t a perfect mirror of the Western version. “What’s different is the way the Asian artists approach it in their portrayal of identity issues, alternative lifestyles and fashion consciousness of the people.”