Andy Warhol’s works on paper occupy a central and autonomous position within his artistic production. Far from functioning as secondary or derivative objects, prints and paper-based works were the primary vehicles through which Warhol articulated his most radical ideas about authorship, repetition, and cultural value. From the early 1960s onward, Warhol understood paper as the ideal surface for a new kind of image: one designed to circulate endlessly, detach from traditional
Harmonia Gallery London
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offers curated perspectives on artists, movements and printed works in modern art. Through concise essays, we contextualize the cultural role of prints and multiples in 20th century art history.