Michele Majerus had already won international acclaim for playful and sharp-witted paintings that borrow from advertising, video games, record covers, art history, and a vast array of other sources.
He is still plugged in and turned on over 25 years after his death.
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It’s no secret that the 70s were a wild ride, and Alice Cooper was up there with the biggest party animals. Turns out he did make a few decent decisions.
It’s now approaching 40 years since iconic New York club Studio 54 opened its doors. That time has only served to heighten the myth and legend surrounding the night’s festivities.
We know property in the highly sought after stretch of land called the Hamptons doesn’t come cheap but this mansion, once owned by pop art genius Andy Warhol, is anything but.
Andy Warhol lead the pop art movement and managed The Velvet Underground. He used computers in ’84 and his studio, The Factory, was an institution. Start saving so you can own a piece of him.
What was Andy Warhol storing in all his personal boxes? Collectors have pulled his belongings out of storage and had a look at what the Pop Art bad boy was keeping to himself.
Wowaweewa! Would you just look at that! Golly! Gosh! Remember when Andy Warhol painted Debbie Harry on an Amiga at the Commodore Amiga product launch press conference in 1985? That wasn’t the only artwork he produced on a PC, but it was assumed that the images were lost, until now.
You may have noticed a few ludicrous art sales happening lately, what with this Andy Warhol painting going for a billion rand, and this Francis Bacon piece which was sold for a billion and a half. But how is this value created? Where does it come from and how does it rise so exponentially? Perhaps the world of crime is to blame.
There have been some really, really big art deals lately. Just this week, the worlds most expensive artwork was sold for R1.4 billion. And another billion-rand deal was finalised just yesterday. Dollar bills everywhere.
One of Andy Warhol’s most famous pop art pieces is his print of “32 Campbell Soup Cans”, depicting the brand of canned soup, Campbell’s. In celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the prints, which first appeared on display in 1962, the company is releasing a new limited edition can, decorated in Warhol’s definitive style.