Mao 92 by Andy Warhol is a print from the artist’s Mao portfolio made in 1972. This specific print may be referred to as the “yellow-grey” or the “lavender” Mao, referencing the colors of the face, background, and shirt. Like many of his other images, <mark
“I have been reading so much about China. They’re so nutty. They don’t believe in creativity. The only picture they ever have is of Mao Zedong. It’s great. It looks like silkscreen.” – Andy Warhol. Just one year after this comment, Warhol created Mao 91. Mao 91
Mao 90 by Andy Warhol is a dazzling pop art portrait from the artist’s 1972 Mao series. It may be referred to as the “blue-green Mao,” or possibly the “blue Mao” in reference to the face alone. The portfolio is among some of Warhol’s most
[…] notably re-imagined by artist Deborah Kass as “Vote Hillary,” showing a strikingly similar image of Donald Trump. One year after Vote McGovern, Warhol made a portrait of Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the Communist party in China. Shortly after Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, Warhol
[…] surgical corset for the rest of his life in order to keep each organ in place. Years later, one night in 1972, Dennis Hopper fired at Warhol’s Mao silkscreen after the actor became “spooked” by the portrait on his wall. The two bullet holes were amusingly praised
[…] will feature more than 30 original screenprints from the Pop Art master. Works to be featured will include the Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Truman Capote, Mao and Campbell’s Soup Cans prints. Also featured at the exhibition is Warhol’s Personal Polaroid Camera, which was recently featured
[…] were published by Warhol himself under the title of “Andy Warhol Enterprises, Inc.,” though some were commissioned by outside sources, such as Double Mickey Mouse (IIA.269) and Mao (IIA.89). One print from each unique portfolio is displayed in Section II, but Section IIA contains about two or
[…] Warhol’s intimate relationship with commercial allure. This sentiment is on full display with over 100 works by Andy Warhol, all but one belonging to Brant (a gargantuan Mao that Brant donated to the Met Museum in 1977). Brant’s involvement in the art scene began when he was
[…] that “Americans don’t care about royalty and it’ll be another bad review”). With Warhol commonly using political figures as the center of his work (some examples being Mao, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Lenin), the portrait of the Queen exemplified the powerful position of her image within
[…] a successful advertising artist in the 1950s, the concept that made Warhol famous wasn’t debuted until 1961. From Campbell’s soup cans, to portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong, find out where you can view the now-iconic art pieces in person. The Broad Location: 221 S Grand Ave,
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