Few American artists are as celebrated and notorious as Andy Warhol. His iconic paintings, silk

screens, photography, films, and sculptures have become indelible representations of the

American aesthetic, exploring the relationship between artistic expression and celebrity

culture. This talk will examine Warhol’s works from his beginnings as a commercial illustrator in

the 1950s, to his iconic Pop masterpieces of the early 1960s, to the avant-garde films from the

1960s and '70s, to his innovative use of readymade abstraction in the 1980s.