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Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, captured the essence of celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical reproduction in his groundbreaking works of the 20th century. Using everyday subject matter like Campbell's soup cans and portraits of icons like Marilyn Monroe, he revolutionized art with silk-screen printing by creating a state of confusion among critics and collectors between what was and what could be determined as art.

The artist mentored Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and continues to influence contemporary art around the world: His provocative successors include Richard …