Mori Art Museum is pleased to present "Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal". Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a versatile multi-talented creator. He transcended genres agains the backdrop of American consumer society and mass culture to become a leading figure in the art world in the second half of the 20th century. his various series produced by silkscreen in large quantities, such as his Cambell's Soup Can replicating daily life commodities, or his Celebrity Portraits, causes a sensation in the art world.

"Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal," the largest Warhol retrospective ever to be held in Japan, presents a of 20th century social conditions in the United States. Approximately 400 works are to be exhibited, from the collection of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and including paintings, silkscreen prints, drawings, films, sculptures, and photographs, as well as around 300 personal items from what Warhol called his "Time Capsules," boxes of ephemera he collected from his daily life - newspaper and magazine clippings, photos, and other items, including some materials related to Japan.

The phrase "15 Minutes Eternal" in the exhibition title is derived from Warhol's well-known statement, "In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Although Warhol's life may have been but a short period in the long span of history, his influence likely will continue eternally.

*image (left)
Andy Warhol.
Cow Wallpaper (Pink on Yellow), 1966 (Reprint 1994)
Screen print on wallpaper, Dimensions variable
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection
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Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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