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Caviar20 is pleased to present the exhibition “Andy Warhol: The First Decade, New York City 1952-1962”. This exhibition, the first of its kind in Canada, juxtaposes the drawings and prints Warhol created for his commercial clients (such as various clothing manufacturers and retailers) with his own independent work, mostly romantic or erotic drawings based on his friends and lovers.

Over the course of a decade, Warhol balanced two professional practices that were received with dramatically different results. As a commercial illustrator, hired to create advertising or promotional material, …