After Image

Screenprints of Andy Warhol

Exhibition
6 Sept 2003 – 4 Apr 2004
A 6x2 grid of images of Mao Zedong in different colourways

Andy Warhol, Mao, 1972, purchased 1973 © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS. Licensed by Copyright Agency

About

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) was a key figure from the early 1960s in the Pop Art movement that emerged in America. He took his themes from the familiar, the famous and the everyday. Well-known icons were a favourite – Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Chairman Mao, Muhammad Ali and Mick Jagger all appeared in his art. So too the ever-present products in daily life, such as the humble can of Campbell’s soup (which the artist had eaten for lunch). Warhol also frequently borrowed from sources such as the photographs in sensational tabloids or pulp magazines.

Curator: Jane Kinsman, Senior Curator International Prints & Drawings

Touring Dates and Venues

The touring exhibition was sponsored by Australian Air Express and Prime Infrastructure.

  • Artspace Mackay, Mackay, QLD | 21 May – 11 July 2004
  • Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW | 23 July – 19 September 2004
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC | 16 October – 5 December 2004
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT | 15 April – 17 July 2004

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