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Andy Warhol — Electric Chair
Andy Warhol

Electric Chair

Andy Warhol's *Electric Chair* is a striking screenprint rendered in vivid, unsettling colors on wove paper, depicting the infamous execution device used at Sing Sing Prison. Through his signature silkscreen technique, Warhol transforms a symbol of state-sanctioned death into a haunting, almost banal image, stripped of its immediate horror through repetition and bold, flat color. The work exemplifies Warhol's ongoing fascination with American culture's complex and desensitized relationship with violence and mortality.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

April 23, 2019

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Andy Warhol, Electric Chair

Andy Warhol's *Electric Chair* is a striking screenprint rendered in vivid, unsettling colors on wove paper, depicting the infamous execution device used at Sing Sing Prison. Through his signature silkscreen technique, Warhol transforms a symbol of state-sanctioned death into a haunting, almost banal image, stripped of its immediate horror through repetition and bold, flat color. The work exemplifies Warhol's ongoing fascination with American culture's complex and desensitized relationship with violence and mortality.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, American, Capital Punishment, Silkscreen, Screenprint, Pop Art, Political Commentary, Figurative

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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