Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is a major figure in contemporary art and one of the most iconic representatives of Pop Art. Born in Pittsburgh to a family of Slovak immigrants, he began his career as an advertising illustrator before making his mark on the New York art scene.

Warhol became famous for his brightly colored silkscreen prints depicting both popular culture icons (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley) and everyday consumer items (Campbell’s Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles). By blurring the lines between art, commerce, and mass culture, he profoundly transformed the way art was conceived and perceived.

A multidisciplinary artist, he also explored experimental film, photography, and music, notably with the band The Velvet Underground, whom he supported. His studio, known as The Factory, became a legendary creative and meeting place for numerous artists, musicians, and intellectuals.

Even today, Andy Warhol remains an essential reference, not only for his unique aesthetic, but also for his reflection on consumer society and celebrity.

Exhibitions (selection)

2025

Andy Warhol and Friends, group exhibition, Galerie Loft, Paris, France

2024

The Art of the Olympics, in association with the Olympic Museum, Gagosian, France

Andy Warhol’s Long Shadow, Gagosian, Hong Kong

2023

Silver Screen, Gagosian, Paris, France

2022

Paris and Fashion, Gagosian, Paris, France

2020

American Pastoral, Gagosian, London, United Kingdom

Blanc sur Blanc, Gagosian, Paris, France

2019

A Line (a)round an Idea: Selected Works on Paper, Gagosian, Geneva, Switzerland

Vision of the Self: Rembrandt and Now, Gagosian, London, United Kingdom

2018–2019

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

Andy Warhol: Polaroid Portraits, Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA

About Photography, Gagosian, San Francisco, USA

2018

Warhol, Mechanical Art, Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain

Il Mondo Botanico, group exhibition

Paintings & Works on Paper, solo exhibition

2017

Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

Adman: Warhol Before Pop, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia

Sixty Last Suppers, Museo del Novecento, Milan, Italy

2016

Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

Just Black and White, group exhibition

2015

Warhol by the Book, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

Yes! Yes! Yes! Warholmania in Munich, Museum Brandhorst, Munich, Germany

2014

Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Wanted Men and the 1964 World’s Fair, Queens Museum, New York, USA

2013

Pop, Power and Politics, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Scotland

2010

Warhol after Munch, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark

Paintings and Collages, solo exhibition

Prints, solo exhibition

Andy Warhol: Still Lifes and Feet (1956–1961), Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA

2009

Warhol Live, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

Andy Warhol, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan

2008

Warhol Live, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

Andy Warhol Retrospective, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

Andy Warhol: Strange World & A Private Drawing Book, New York, USA

2007

Andy Warhol, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan

Andy Warhol’s Dream America, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA

Andy Warhol Retrospective, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland (solo)

Drawings, group exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

2006

Portraits of Artists, group exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

2005

Andy Warhol, Museum of Modern Art, Brazil

Andy Warhol, Museum of Modern Art, Lyon, France

Self-Portraits, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

2004

Andy Warhol – Selbstportraits, Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany

The Andy Warhol – The Late Work, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany

2003

Ladies & Gentlemen, Sex Parts & Torsos, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Andy Warhol – The Time Capsules, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)

Warhol – Screen Tests, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (solo)

2002–2001

Warhol, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Tate Modern, London; MOCA, Los Angeles

Prints 1966–1986, solo exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

2001

Retrospective, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

2000

Headshots, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany

1999

Modern Madonna, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Photography, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Kunsthalle, Hamburg (solo)

1998

Reframing Andy Warhol: Constructing American Myths, University of Maryland, USA

Knives, Jablonka Galerie, Germany

Selected Works, solo exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

1997

Egg Paintings, Jablonka Galerie, Germany

7 Amerikaner, solo exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

1993

Andy Warhol: Abstract, Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland; Spain

8 Amerikanische Künstler, group exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

1992

Andy Warhol Polaroids (1971–1986), Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York; France

1991

Andy Warhol’s Video and Television, Whitney Museum, New York, USA

1990

Andy Warhol: Films, IVAM, Spain

Andy Warhol: Cars – The Last Pictures, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland

The Prints of Andy Warhol, Fondation Cartier, New York, USA

1989

Andy Warhol: A Retrospective, Hayward Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Andy Warhol: Shadow Paintings, Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA

1987

Lenin, solo exhibition, Galerie Klüser / Klüser 2

Warhol: Shadows, The Menil Collection, Houston, USA

1986

Neue Grafik – Details of Renaissance Paintings, Cologne, Germany

1985

Reigning Queens, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, USA

1984

Jean-Michel Basquiat / Francesco Clemente / Andy Warhol, Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland

1983

Andy Warhol, Cologne, Germany

Andy Warhol in the 1980s, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, USA

1982

Neue Bilder und Grafik, Cologne, Germany

Dollar Signs, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, USA

1981

Myths, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, USA

1980

Beuys by Warhol, Munich, Germany

1979

Shadows, Heiner Friedrich Gallery, New York, USA

1978

Athletes, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, United Kingdom

1977

Retrospective (1962–1976), Washington D.C., USA

Hammer and Sickle, Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France

The American Indian, Paris, France

1976

Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy

1975

Paintings 1962–1975, Baltimore Museum of Art, USA

1974

Old Paintings / New Prints, Washington D.C., USA

1973

Andy Warhol, Mayor Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Andy Warhol, Cleveland, USA

1972

Mao, Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland

1971

Andy Warhol, Milan, Italy

Early Works (1947–1959), New York, USA

1970

Chicago; Eindhoven; Paris; Pasadena

1969

Berlin; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1968

Amsterdam; Stockholm

1967

Cologne; Paris; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

1966

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

1965

Philadelphia; Brussels

1964

Paris

Leo Castelli Gallery; Stable Gallery, New York

1963

Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

1962

Campbell’s Soup Cans, Los Angeles

Stable Gallery, New York

1959

Wild Raspberries, New York

1957

Golden Pictures, New York

1956

Drawings for a Boy Book, New York

The Golden Slipper Show, New York

1952

Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote, New York

Public Collections (selection)

The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York / Bilbao

Centre Pompidou, Paris

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris