The Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris present the exhibition Le Grand Monde d'Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol’s High Society) from 18 March to 13 July 2009.
In 1962, Andy Warhol painted the portraits of Marilyn Monroe and her rival Liz Taylor, and reinterpreted the Mona Lisa and Elvis Presley. From 1967 up until his death in 1987, he produced, on commission, the portraits of dozens of personalities – some famous, others unknown – offering a world fascinated by appearances a flattering, dizzying mirror, a view of “Andy Warhol’s high society”. In doing so, he restored the status of a neglected genre, applying new codes which were to leave an indelible mark on the history of portraiture.
Alongside stars of the stage and screen (Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Mick Jagger, Sylvester Stallone), the exhibition Le Grand Monde d'Andy Warhol presents the portraits of artists, collectors and dealers, political figures (Willy Brandt, Edward Kennedy), fashion designers (Yves Saint-Laurent, Sonia Rykiel, Hélène Rochas) and members of the jet set (Lee Radziwell, the Princess of Monaco). Some better known than others, all take on something of that aura which Warhol’s genius sought to bring out.
With this series, Warhol painted the portrait of an entire society, and set in place a new form of serial, almost industrial, artistic production. A selection of 250 works, taken from the thousand or so portraits he painted from the early 1960s onwards, are presented in the exhibition Le Grand Monde d'Andy Warhol. They are arranged according to different themes looked at by Warhol at key moments in his career.
Practical information:
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais Official Website
http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/Homepage/p-617-Homepage.htm
3, Avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
+33 (0)1 44 13 17 17
Open daily, except Tuesday
Opening times: 10 am to 10 pm / Closes at 8 pm on Thursdays
Entry: €11, concs. €8
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