Andy Warhol
Prints & Portfolios
"Being in Print" signaled a transition—a shift from the private, internal realm to an external, public sphere. It implied an allure, indicating that the item or image was sought after by multiple individuals, echoing Warhol's own assertion that "repetition adds up to reputation."
ANDY WARHOL PRINTS
The visual representation embodied in the photograph and expressed through the accompanying text played a pivotal role in Andy Warhol's artistic vision. He astutely grasped the economic and artistic benefits of the printing process and continuously leveraged this technique throughout his career, perhaps more instinctively comprehended in the earlier phases of his work. Through his innovative approach to printing, Warhol crafted significance that surpassed what could have been achieved through the unembellished strokes of Abstract Expressionism. "Being in Print" signaled a transition—a shift from the private, internal realm to an external, public sphere. It implied an allure, indicating that the item or image was sought after by multiple individuals, echoing Warhol's own assertion that "repetition adds up to reputation."
The 1964 screenprint Birmingham Race Riot, Warhol's contribution to the portfolio Ten Works by Ten Painters, signaled the future direction of his prints in its combined use of photography and screenprint. In 1966, Warhol established Factory Additions and one of his first projects was Cow wallpaper that decorated the walls of his exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York. Printed by an actual wallpaper studio, Cow broadened the notion of the printed surface and transcended the categories of painting, sculpture and print by making the entire room a work of art.
Despite the innovations of the 1960's, the most technically sophisticated of Warhol's prints were produced after 1972-after he had used the screenprint to challenge the notion of uniqueness in painting. He employed an entirely new range of stylistic devices, including collage, superimposed drawing and diamond dust, to create prints that were aesthetically and conceptually complex.
A massive retrospective entitled "Andy Warhol From A to B and Back Again" opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 12, 2018. This Andy Warhol retrospective, with more than 350 works of art, includes paintings, prints, collages and photographs, many assembled together for the first time. The exhibition traveled to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd., loaned three unique works to this Andy Warhol Retrospective.
