Pilgrimage to Andy Warhol’s Classics！A Pop Art Fantasy Special Exhibition

Text / MOOK Scenic Spots Family compiled and reported   Photos / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Liao Weiren
 
The father of Pop Art, Andy Warhol, is making a grand exhibition in Taiwan！This exhibition features a selection of over a hundred works by Andy Warhol from 1957 to 1986, divided into four major sections: artist portraits, celebrity portraits, magazine and music album cover designs, as well as screen prints and other techniques, allowing everyone to explore the fantastical world of the father of Pop Art！

This time, the world-famous “Marilyn Monroe” is unveiled early—this is one of Andy Warhol’s earliest Pop-style works. At the time of Monroe’s passing, Warhol was deeply immersed in photo silk-screen printing. He repeatedly reproduced her image in his works, making each painting seem to extend her life by another moment.

And the acclaimed “Dollar Bills” are Andy Warhol’s most iconic signature works, symbolizing money, art, and himself. He didn’t see a conflict between commerce and art—he not only embraced that but boldly turned the dollar sign into an artistic symbol, making him the most successful commercial advertising artist in history.

The exhibition also includes Andy Warhol’s works in the music field, such as the album cover featuring a single theme—banana—for an underground band he signed. It was selected as one of the top ten album cover designs of the year. The world-famous banana, accompanied by the words “Slowly peel it open, inside is a pink banana,” is a very obvious sexual innuendo.

In homage to Andy Warhol’s Pop Art, CTBC not only strongly supports related art and cultural activities but also offers Citicard holders a 10% discount when purchasing tickets with their cards.