Drenched in neon allure and undeniable Pop power, this 1989 original poster was created for the exhibition Le Cento Immagini di Andy Warhol ("The Hundred Images of Andy Warhol") held at Museo di Villa Croce in Genoa, Italy. With bold minimalism and iconic Warhol flair, it announced a retrospective that captured the electric pulse of an artist who redefined 20th-century visual culture.
The featured image—a vivid portrait of a woman with luminous orange lips, hoop earrings, and a knotted headscarf—evokes Warhol’s obsession with fame, fashion, and femininity. Rendered in hot pinks, glowing yellows, and glossy black, it borrows from his celebrated Ladies and Gentlemen series, created in the 1970s and known for its portrayal of Black and Latinx drag performers and transgender individuals. Here, Warhol's screenprint aesthetics and radical flatness become a glowing beacon on the museum wall, inviting viewers into his world of glamour and critique.
The text below, in saturated yellow and blood red, grounds the composition in the vibrant visual language of 1980s Italian design. The poster is both a product of its time and a timeless expression of Warhol’s ability to transcend cultural boundaries—from New York's Factory to Europe’s galleries.
Held from August 23 to October 15, 1989, this exhibition represented Italy’s embrace of Pop Art's global legacy, just two years after Warhol’s death. For collectors and art historians alike, this poster is more than just an advertisement—it’s a snapshot of a moment when Warhol’s influence was being canonized, celebrated, and reinterpreted across continents.
A piece of graphic and cultural history, this original exhibition poster fuses art, identity, and iconography in true Warholian fashion—both seductive and subversive.
Exhibition - Pop art
Museo di Villa Croce - Design Evelina Laviano - Comune di Genova
Good condition, light folds
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