Souped-up Warhol exhibition pops into city
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / DACS, London, 20 26An Andy Warhol exhibition is coming to Wolverhampton and includes many famous works.
The Campbell's Soup piece is among the drawings, screenprints, paintings and photographs spanning the 1950s to the 1980s that have been collated in Andy Warhol: Art Star, an ARTIST ROOMS exhibition coming to Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
It is drawn from a national touring collection jointly owned by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland.
The exhibition will open on 23 May and will be free to visitors under the age of 20.
Warhol has been described as one of the most influential post-war American artists and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement.
His collection coming to Wolverhampton will include early drawings from his time as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s, and iconic painted screenprints and photographic works featuring Warhol's artists, friends, filmmakers and celebrities.
Images of Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Warhol himself feature alongside icons of American consumerism, as well as symbols of the artist's fascination with mortality.
Councillor Chris Burden said, "Hosting an exhibition by world-renowned artist Andy Warhol here in our city is a testament to Wolverhampton's growing reputation as a cultural destination, and I encourage everyone - especially our young people, who can visit free of charge - to come and be inspired by the strength and spirit of Warhol's work."
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