Andy Warhol - From A to B at the Art Institute Chicago

The Andy Warhol exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago brings back the auteurs best work in a colorful celebration of the artists postmodern pop art masterpieces.

Warhol's "Mao" at the beginning of the Chicago exhibit full of viewers on Jan. 24, 2020 via / Baher Hussein

The Warhol exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, which took place from October 20, 2019 until January 26, 2020, is a stunning showcase of an artist in his madness and in his freedom.

Warhal's colorful postmodern masterpieces used pastiche, humor and parody to critique consumerism and society in the 1950s and 1960s.

The stunning work at the exhibition covered a variety of topics that Warhol often explored, such as

love, beauty, fame and death.

Various work by Warhol near the end of the Chicago exhibit on Jan. 24, 2020 via Baher Hussein

Every piece of art at the exhibit was perfectly laid out and described in the form of text by the museum curators. Viewers of the exhibit were able to easily navigate through all the artwork. The exhibit also showcased Warhol's abstract and experimental postmodern films.

Here is a video compilation of some of Andy Warhols experimental films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_iJFcSgXss

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Warhol's charismatic approach to art, which explores the relationship between consumerism, advertising, celebrity culture and ideology, is timely in our current days of mass consumption and instant gratification. The Warhol exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago is a perfect starting point for someone who is unfamiliar with his work and a perfect reminder to everyone how much of a visionary Warhol truly was.