Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
Died in New York (United States), born in Pittsburgh (United States).
Andy Warhol (1928–1987, US) is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. For him fame itself was an art form. Starting as a commercial illustrator, Warhol conquered the art world with consciously banal imagery, soon identified as Pop Art. Warhol was the antithesis of the Abstract Expressionists who dominated the 1950s. Playing with serial production and renaming his studio ‘the Factory’, his art encapsulated post-war consumerism. ‘If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings, my films and me, and there I am. There is nothing behind it.’
His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. Warhol's artwork ranged in many forms of media that include hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1985, just before his death in 1987. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. Andy Warhol is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
Works
>Andy Warhol, Birmingham Race Riot, 1964.Print, screenprint on paper.
>Andy Warhol, a, A novel, 1968.Book, ink, paper, 23,2 x 15,7 cm, 451 p, language: English, publisher: Grove Press Inc, New York, ISBN: N/A.
>Andy Warhol, Mao Tse Tung, 1972.Print, ink, paper, 910 x 910 mm.
>Andy Warhol, from The American Indian series, 1976.Painting.
>Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) - Reversal Series, 1978.Print, screenprint on hmp paper, 79×59 cm .
>Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol. Für die Grünen, 1978.Poster, offset print; ink on paper.
>Andy Warhol, Dollar Bill , 1981.Other.
>Andy Warhol, Dollar Sign (reprint 2013), 1982.Print, 4 silkscreen prints, 39.6×50.5 cm.
>Guy Schraenen , Gorik Lindemans , Andy Warhol, Wilfried Huet, GA - Tijdschrift van de Galerij van de Akademie Van Waasmunster, Jrg.8, nrs.4+5, 1 november 1989, 1989.Periodical, ink, paper, 57.7 x 41.7 cm, 2 p., ill., language : Dutch, publisher : Galerij van de Akademie Van Waasmunster.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Book Lovers 4.0 (Pop-up Bookstore). 28 January 2014 - 02 February 2014.
> Exhibition: Chris Reinecke - Haben Sie Zeit zum Lesen?. 14 May 2022 - 21 August 2022.
> Exhibition: Joseph Beuys – Greetings from the Eurasian. 13 October 2017 - 21 January 2018.
> Exhibition: MONOCULTURE | A Recent History. 25 September 2020 - 25 April 2021.
> Exhibition: THE BOOK LOVERS - A Project about Artist Novels. 25 January 2013 - 09 March 2013.
> Exhibition: The collection XXIX – Spirits of Internationalism: 6 European Collections 1956-1986. 20 January 2012 - 29 April 2012.
> Exhibition: The Preparation of the Novel (Book Lovers 5.0). 18 July 2014 - 05 September 2014.
> Exhibition: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ARTWORK BECOMES A NOVEL?. 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013.
> Ensemble: ARCHIEF JEF LAMBRECHT.
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> Ensemble: CAPITALISM.
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> Ensemble: CULTURE WARS.
> Ensemble: ESTATE JEF LAMBRECHT.
> Ensemble: Het Ondermijnde [The Subverted].
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> Ensemble: Huis A 37 90 89.
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> Ensemble: MONOCULTURE - ARTWORKS.
> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.