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Thirty-two soup cans. One gallery. Art history changed forever. In the summer of 1962, Andy Warhol walked into the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles with thirty-two canvases of Campbell’s soup cans — and critic Gary Indiana tells the story behind that legendary exhibition with wit and energy.
Indiana goes beyond the headlines to recover what made the moment electric: the bewilderment of critics, the excitement of a young art scene, Warhol’s deadpan genius for turning American consumer culture into high art. A single can of soup becomes a lens for understanding fame, commerce, and creativity in the twentieth century.
At under 200 pages, this is the perfect companion for anyone who has stood before a Warhol and wondered what the fuss was about — art history with the pace of a great story, and a reminder that sometimes the most radical thing an artist can do is paint exactly what everyone sees every day.
In the summer of 1962, Andy Warhol walked into the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles with thirty-two canvases of Campbell’s soup cans and changed art history forever. In this sharp, witty 2010 book, critic and writer Gary Indiana tells the story behind that legendary exhibition — how a former commercial illustrator turned a supermarket staple into the defining image of Pop Art.
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nIndiana goes beyond the familiar headlines to recover what made the moment so electric: the bewilderment of critics, the excitement of a young art scene, and Warhol’s own deadpan genius for turning American consumer culture into high art. With energy and real insight, he traces how a single can of soup became a lens for understanding fame, commerce, and creativity in the twentieth century.
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nAt under 200 pages, this is the perfect companion for anyone who has ever stood in front of a Warhol and wondered what the fuss was about. Accessible, entertaining, and smart, it is art history told with the pace of a great story — and a reminder that sometimes the most radical thing an artist can do is paint exactly what everyone sees every day.
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