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An iconic portrait of Elvis Presley by pop artist Andy Warhol went for $37 Million when it hit the auction block tonight at Sotheby’s. The life-size 1963 painting, “Double Elvis (Ferus Type),” epitomizes Warhol’s obsessions with fame, stardom and the public image, according to Sotheby’s. Previously estimated to sell for $30 million to $50 million, it was included in the auction house’s May 9th sale of post-war and contemporary art.
Art auctions have turned into freak-show casinos, spectacles where the uber-rich can act out as much in public as possible, trying to buy immortality, become a part of art history, make headlines and create big profits. They are despicable for what they do to art, for the bad magic of making mysteriously powerful things turn into numbers.
This piece includes a number of vintage photographs, two videos and a documentary about Warhol's art and life.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/another-freak-show-big-money-art-auction-warhols-double-elvis-brings-33-million/An iconic portrait of Elvis Presley by pop artist Andy Warhol went for $37 Million... more
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“Before They Were Famous: Behind The Lens of William John Kennedy” is an extraordinary collection of images by the photographer William John Kennedy, which is currently on exhibition at the new gallery Site/109 in New York City. The collection presents a number of never-before-seen photographs of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana, among them Warhol’s “Marilyn Monroe” and Indiana’s “LOVE,” taken by Mr. Kennedy in the mid-60′s when they were both just emerging American artists.
The fact that these early images of the two iconic American artists happened isn’t necessarily the exciting part. It’s that the amazingly early, naïve portraits of the artists with their own works were created before they were famous. These early images sat untouched for over 50 years, until Kennedy uncovered them within his archives and decided it was time to finally print this project.
This piece includes a number of photographs, a photo-gallery and two documentary short films.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/never-before-seen-photographs-of-the-young-andy-warhol/“Before They Were Famous: Behind The Lens of William John Kennedy” is an... more
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An iconic portrait of Elvis Presley by pop artist Andy Warhol is poised to go for as much as $50 million when it hits the auction block in May at Sotheby’s. The life-size 1963 painting, “Double Elvis (Ferus Type),” epitomizes Warhol’s obsessions with fame, stardom and the public image, according to Sotheby’s. Estimated to sell for $30 million to $50 million, it will be included in the auction house’s May 9th sale of post-war and contemporary art.
The silver background of “Double Elvis (Ferus Type),” along with the subtle variations in tone give the serial imagery a sense of rhythmic variation that recalls the artist’s masterpiece, “200 One Dollar Bills,” completed the previous year. That work soared to nearly $44 million or four times its estimate in 2009 and achieved the highest price of any work at the fall auctions. But it was a work from Warhol’s “Death and Disaster “series that set the artist’s record, which still stands. “Green Car Crash (Green Car Burning),” also from 1963, more than doubled its estimate and sold for $71.7 million in 2007, at the height of the art market boom.
In the “Double Elvis” work, Presley is dressed as a cowboy, shooting a gun. Sotheby’s describes him in the work as “a Hollywood icon of the sixties rather than the rebellious singer who shook the world of music in the sixties.” The double in the title refers to a shadowy image of Presley in the same pose that appears next to him in the work.
This piece includes a number of vintage photographs, a video about the Elvis portrait and a documentary about Warhol's life.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/andy-warhols-cowboy-double-elvis-could-bring-50-million-at-auction/An iconic portrait of Elvis Presley by pop artist Andy Warhol is poised to go for as... more
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In film director Aaron Rose’s Warhol-inspired and farmyard-centric “Chicken Screen Tests,” a collection of exquisite California chicks and a charismatic duck mug for the camera, all the while posing for their portraits to the music of Dean and Britta’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Keep It With Mine.” Rose’s bewildering chicken screen tests were shot with 16mm film in line with the standard formula of Andy Warhol’s 1960s “Factory Screen Tests,” with the finely feathered thespians obtained from a farm in San Pedro.
This piece includes photographs, as well as the perplexing short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/sexy-screen-tests-a-big-cock-and-hot-chicks/In film director Aaron Rose’s Warhol-inspired and farmyard-centric... more
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Il Presidente della Regione Augusto Rollandin e l'Assessore all'istruzione e cultura Laurent Viérin inaugureranno venerdì 25 novembre prossimo, alle ore 18.00, presso il Centro Saint-Bénin di Aosta, già sede di importanti rassegne di arte contemporanea, la mostra dedicata ad Andy Warhol, esponente di punta della Pop Art americana e artista di culto tra i più celebri del XX secolo.Il Presidente della Regione Augusto Rollandin e l'Assessore all'istruzione e... more
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Una mostra monografica su Andy Warhol, dedicata ai ritratti realizzati dalla figura emblematica della pop art e di un'intera epoca cultura alla diva cinematografica Elisabeth Taylor. Aperta al pubblico sino al 22 ottobre l'esposizione è semplicemente intitolata "Liz".Una mostra monografica su Andy Warhol, dedicata ai ritratti realizzati dalla figura... more
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On May 12th, a rare nine-foot-square self-portrait by Andy Warhol, his “Purple-Hued Fright Wig” painting, was offered for auction at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City. Warhol’s painting had an estimated value of $10,000,000—15,000,000, but after heated bidding the painting sold for $32,562,500. The self-portrait had been put up for auction by the fashion designer Tom Ford, who acquired the acrylic and silkscreen ink work in 1998 from the estate of the artist. Warhol’s iconic and rare self-portrait was executed in 1986, just prior to his unexpected death the following year.
From the young artist in the photo-booth and The Factory of the 1960s, to the art-world elder statesman contemplating his own mortality, Warhol’s self-portraits stand out as an unparalleled body of work. Andy Warhol’s lifelong obsession with self-portraiture and mortality was enhanced by three dangerous encounters during the 1960s. The most dangerous experience occurred on June 3, 1968 when the deranged Valerie Solanas entered The Factory and shot Warhol, who was gravely injured and lucky to have survived. The close encounter with death subsequently inspired the artist to produce numerous self-portraits, culminating in his fright-wig paintings.
Ford’s decision to sell his Warhol self-portrait came after auction houses had achieved astounding results with the artist’s works. Warhol’s 1963 Green Car Crash went for $71.7 Million at Christie’s in 2007, and his 1962 silk-screen painting 200 One Dollar Bills sold for $43.8 million at Sotheby’s in 2009.
This piece includes colorful photographs, a slide show of Warhol's self-portraiture, and a short film about the painting.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/andy-warhols-purple-fright-wig-self-portrait-sells-for-32562500/On May 12th, a rare nine-foot-square self-portrait by Andy Warhol, his... more
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On May 12th, a rare nine-foot-square self-portrait by Andy Warhol, his Purple-Hued Fright Wig painting, will be offered for auction at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City. The self-portrait is currently owned by the fashion designer Tom Ford, who acquired the acrylic and silkscreen ink work in 1998 from the estate of the artist. Warhol’s iconic and rare self-portrait was executed in 1986, just prior to his unexpected death the following year.
From the young artist in the photo-booth and The Factory of the 1960s, to the art-world elder statesman contemplating his own mortality, Warhol’s self-portraits stand out as an unparalleled body of work. Andy Warhol’s lifelong obsession with self-portraiture and mortality was enhanced by three dangerous encounters during the 1960s. The most dangerous experience occurred on June 3, 1968 when the deranged Valerie Solanas entered The Factory and shot Warhol, who was gravely injured and lucky to have survived. The close encounter with death subsequently inspired the artist to produce numerous self-portraits, culminating in his fright-wig paintings.
Ford’s decision to sell his Warhol self-portrait comes after auction houses have achieved astounding results with the artist’s works. Warhol’s 1963 Green Car Crash went for $71.7 Million at Christie’s in 2007, and his 1962 silk-screen painting 200 One Dollar Bills sold for $43.8 million at Sotheby’s in 2009.
This piece includes a number of colorful pictures, a slide show and a video about the painting.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/warhols-self-portrait-the-monumental-purple-hued-fright-wig-painting/On May 12th, a rare nine-foot-square self-portrait by Andy Warhol, his Purple-Hued... more
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Geoff Hargadon is offering "Ca$h For Your Warhol." But he's not a banker, he's a prankster (excuse the half-pun.) The artist started the project after learning that Brandeis University is planning on closing its art museum, and sell off the school's art collection.
Seems like a poignant piece in the midst of an economic crisis. I wonder if anybody will take him up on his offer.
Related question, who would win in a fight Banksy or Warhol?
Geoff Hargadon is offering "Ca$h For Your Warhol." But he's not a... more
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I've been working on this series of paintings of early 20th century blue collar homes that sprinkle the hillsides here in Pittsburgh. Each painting is comprised of two to three pieces of wood and coated with a high gloss resin which gives the art a toy like appearance. For the past few years I've been living/painting in one of these houses in steel town but what makes this house special is that it is the childhood home of artist Andy Warhol. There is a lot of history here and I really dig hearing the stories of each room told by Andy's brother Paul Warhola. It makes for a very unique studio and place to call home.
http://jessebestworks.blogspot.com/I've been working on this series of paintings of early 20th century blue collar... more
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funky new hotel, just 90 minutes from London, with 12 artist led rooms this is the klimt one
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I want to try the roms with Andy Warhol, Monet, Miro the next times I visitfunky new hotel, just 90 minutes from London, with 12 artist led rooms this is the... more
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2010 marks the start of an exciting period of expansion and development for Guy Hepner. There will be a continued focus on blue chip works of art by pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, including the move into original works on paper and canvas. 2010 marks the start of an exciting period of expansion and development for Guy... more
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Guy Hepner’s January 2010 program includes an extensive repertoire of works from established and emerging artists. Guy Hepner’s January 2010 program includes an extensive repertoire of works from... more
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Andy Warhol created more art during the 1980s than any other point in his prolific career. For the first time in twenty years, Warhol returned to painting, developing an extraordinary vocabulary of images and techniques, thus revealing his full potential and artistic genius. Andy Warhol created more art during the 1980s than any other point in his prolific... more
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A year after the art market fell to an all-time low, Andy Warhol’s 200 One Dollar Bills (1962) broke records this month at auction. http://guyhepner.com/pages/news/warhol-soarsA year after the art market fell to an all-time low, Andy Warhol’s 200 One... more
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200 One Dollar Bills: Andy Warhol’s Fabulous Joke
Unfortunately, Andy Warhol’s not around to enjoy the fabulous joke of his pictures of money grabbing so much money. His 1962 silk-screen painting “200 One Dollar Bills” sold for $43.8 million at Sotheby’s this week, more than four times its estimated selling price. The seven-and-a-half-foot-wide canvas, one of Warhol’s first silk-screen paintings, looks like just what you’d think: 200 one-dollar bills. The current record for a Warhol painting is $71.7 million for “Green Car Crash,” which was sold at Christie’s in 2007. Yes, if you just take a wide look at today’s contemporary art world, that confection of bucks, puff and street smarts, you realize anew that Andy Warhol was the big daddy of it all.
But is this painting, a solid wall of greenbacks, really beautiful? Well, in the art world Warhol completely changed our idea of beauty so, yes, it is. He was also one of the first modern artists to say out loud that money itself is beautiful, is art, which has helped create the reality that, aesthetically speaking, it is as often as not, the price tag, not what it’s attached to, that generates value. So the new owner of “200 One Dollar Bills” got a funny old print on canvas all tarted up with some paint, which he or she succeeded in making super-famous and valuable by paying so much for it. Wow. That’s talent. And as for Warhol, did he already suspect in 1962 that in making his art he would be so good at printing money for many, many years? He was such a cultural clairvoyant, you just know he knew.
This piece includes photographs of Warhol's painting, as well as the short video, “Warhol's 200 One Dollar Bills.”
To view Warhol's painting and the video, please visit my website:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/200-one-dollar-bills-andy-warhols-fabulous-joke/200 One Dollar Bills: Andy Warhol’s Fabulous Joke
Unfortunately, Andy... more
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Halston. Can it get anymore groovy and Studio 54 than that!! His designs and fashions have lasted the years and this Wish List will make you feel like a disco queen, but of 2009. Snakeskin heels and a silk, canary yellow strapless Grecian dress will make you wish Andy Warhol was there to paint your picture! Did we mention he is the one who created the famous pillbox hat for Jackie Kennedy!!!! This is a GREAT fashion entry!Halston. Can it get anymore groovy and Studio 54 than that!! His designs and fashions... more
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