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Since Duchamp, the ‘value’ of art has been constantly questioned. As the
importance of the concept behind a work of art began to eclipse issues of
production and technique, new questions arose concerning the role of the
artist. Most important of these questions was: In what ways was the art world
lacking before Duchamp, and subsequently others, entered the scene? Joseph
Kosuth posed this question and many others in his seminal text Art After
Philosophy (1969). Using Kosuth’s essay as a starting point, this series of
lectures looks at 20 key artists of the twentieth century who contributed to
the revolutions and counter-revolutions that nurtured contemporary art.
The seventh focus of this series is Andy Warhol (1928–1987), one of the leaders
of American Pop Art. As an artist, writer, producer, director, designer, record
producer and printmaker, Warhol’s talent, combined with his scandalous personal
life, turned the artist into a living idol, and his cult of personality remains
as strong today as it was 50 years ago.
Irina Kulik is an art critic, culture theorist, lecturer at the Institute of
Contemporary Art and the MKhAT studio school in Moscow, columnist of Kultura
newspaper and author of numerous publications on contemporary art, music and
cinema.
