![]() ![]() If you want to experience the best of Warhol, here's where to go. In 2014, he was the top-selling artist at auction for the third year in a row, generating a record-breaking $653 million in sales. Instead, twenty-eight years later, Andy Warhol is a blazing superstar whose image gets brighter every day. But at the time, most people suspected he was a "flash-in-the-can"-that his notoriety would fade with time. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh, which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives, is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. ![]() When Andy Warhol died in 1987, Time magazine said that he had "flash card recognizability." Most people, from children to retirees, from hipsters to hedge-fund managers – could identify the artist's pale face, distinctive fright wig, and eye-popping paintings of such American icons as the Campbell's Soup can, the Coca Cola bottle, and Marilyn Monroe. With over 120 images spanning Warhol’s career, including many rare and never-before-seen photographs, Andy Warhol: Photo Factory offers a distinctly intimate visual diary of the artist’s life and work, featuring his iconic Polaroid portraits, photo strips, gelatin silver prints, and stitched photographs. Davis recreated Andy's trip and found traces of him everywhere. 12 through March 31 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, Manhattan 21,. Deborah Davis is the author of The Trip: Andy Warhol's Plastic Fantastic Cross-Country Adventure from sister company Simon & Schuster, which tells the story of a kaleidoscopic road trip Andy Warhol took across America in 1963. The 45 million building will feature a performance venue and events space. ![]()
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