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Andy Warhol — Bangkok, Thailand
Andy Warhol

Bangkok, Thailand

1956

This work is part of Warhol's Reigning Queens series from 1985, which features colorful silkscreen portraits of international royalty and political figures. The piece exemplifies Warhol's signature Pop Art style through its use of vibrant commercial inks and repeated photographic imagery, transforming documentary subjects into decorative compositions. Like much of Warhol's work from this period, the print celebrates celebrity and political power while simultaneously interrogating the nature of representation in mass media culture.

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Andy Warhol, Bangkok, Thailand, 1956

This work is part of Warhol's Reigning Queens series from 1985, which features colorful silkscreen portraits of international royalty and political figures. The piece exemplifies Warhol's signature Pop Art style through its use of vibrant commercial inks and repeated photographic imagery, transforming documentary subjects into decorative compositions. Like much of Warhol's work from this period, the print celebrates celebrity and political power while simultaneously interrogating the nature of representation in mass media culture.

Year
1956
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bright Color Palette, 20th Century, Commercial Aesthetic, Vibrant, American Artist, City Photography, Pop Art, Thailand tourism, Urban Landscape, Silkscreen Printing

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix