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WHAT IS – Pop Art
Share Richard Hamilton Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956) is one of the earliest works to be considered “pop art”. Pop art is a visual art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by... »
Warhol story drawing set for sale
ShareA children’s book illustration from the early part of Andy Warhol’s career is to go on sale in New York next month. The delicate drawings of four story book animals are expected to fetch $600 (£355) at auction on 9 December. Read More….. »
Warhol artwork sells for $43.8m
Share Andy Warhol artwork 200 One Dollar Bills has sold in New York for $43.8m (£26.5m) – the second highest auction price for a work by the pop artist. The 1962 silk screen print, which shows 200 life-sized images of dollar bills, had a pre-sale estimate of $8m to $12m (£4.8m to £7.3m) at Sotheby’s. The contemporary... »
Warhol self-portrait up for grabs
Share A self-portrait of Andy Warhol that sat in a closet for more than 40 years will be auctioned in New York next month. The late artist gave the piece to Cathy Naso, a receptionist at his Factory studio, in 1967. She displayed the work briefly, then stored it in a cupboard. Inscribed by Warhol, it is... »
A $1 million reward for recovery of 10 Andy Warhol Images
ShareA multi-million dollar collection of Andy Warhol paintings has been stolen from a private home in West Los Angeles says the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD said that ten 40″ by 40″ paintings, including images of Chris Evert, Muhammad Ali and O.J. Simpson were taken from the home of businessman Richard Weisman. A portrait of... »
Warhol’s Jackson sells at auction
A 1984 portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol sells at auction in New York for an undisclosed amount. »
Warhol’s Jackson goes to auction
A portrait by Andy Warhol of Michael Jackson, commissioned to mark Thriller's record sales, is set to be auctioned in New York. »
Pop Life: Art in a Material World
Share Pop Life: Art in a Material World will propose a re-reading of one of the major legacies of Pop Art. Opening at Tate Modern on 1 October 2009, the exhibition will take Andy Warhol’s notorious provocation that ‘good business is the best art’ as a starting point in reconsidering the legacy of Pop Art... »
Michael H. Lord Gallery announces new Palm Springs location
Share The Michael H. Lord Gallery, first established in 1978, announces its new location in the Palm Springs Design District. Located in an architecturally- significant historic building built in 1929 as the garage for the swank El Mirador Hotel, the Michael H. Lord Gallery has now opened its new Palm Springs... »
The Photographic Object 24 April – 14 June 2009
Share The Photographic Object Dates: 24 April – 14 June 2009 Location: 16 – 18 Ramillies Street, W1 The Photographic Object will examine photography as an object in its own right and on its own terms. The advent of digital photography and the current aturation of imagery, through print, mobile phones and the internet, has resulted in a... »






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