Andy Warhol often spoke about his Pop aesthetic that embraced life in all its facets and was non-judgmental in its affirmation of modern life. Simultaneously, much has been written over the years about Andy Warhol’s fear of death and about the frequency that the theme of death occurs in his art. Warhol’s work is resolutely upbeat, reflecting a typically American optimism, while at the same time displaying a fascination with and, increasingly, fear of death.
The exhibition explores how this life/death duality runs through all of Warhol’s work.
