Free - Andy Warhol at Halcyon Gallery - 29 Bond Street

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Born to working-class Rusyn immigrant parents in Pittsburgh, Warhol began his career as a successful commercial artist in New York before transitioning to fine art. Among his best-known early silkscreen paintings are Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962). In the mid-1960s, Warhol began devoting his attention to creating experimental films such as Blow Job (1964) and Empire (1965). He subsequently directed a number of underground films—including Chelsea Girls (1966), Four Stars (1967), and Blue Movie (1969)—featuring a shifting group of personalities known as Warhol superstars. His studio, the Factory, became a hub for avant-garde experimentation, bringing together drag queens, poets, bohemians, musicians, and wealthy patrons. Warhol also managed the influential rock band the Velvet Underground, who performed at his Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67) multimedia events.

After Warhol survived an assassination attempt in 1968, the Factory evolved into a business enterprise. Warhol founded Interview magazine, produced the play…