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Artworks
Banksy
Kate Moss, 2005Screen print on canvas81 x 81 cm.
32 x 32 in.Edition of 5Signed and dated verso
Framed
Excellent condition
Pest Control COAKate Moss is a clear homage to Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe suite, both in its subject and its formal execution. Banksy combines the faces of Moss and Monroe, superimposing Monroe’s hair onto a grey-scale portrait of Moss, then staining it with vibrant colors. Warhol’s portraits of Monroe, like many of his other works, were both a glorification of fame and a satirical comment on it as a spectacle. Kate Moss has been described as one of the most recognizable faces of her time, appearing on over 300 magazine covers and featuring in Time’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2007. She contributed to the history of fashion for 25 years, and her image became part of global popular culture. The Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) screen-prints are one of Andy Warhol’s most revered and recognized portfolios. Known for his fascination for the glitz and glamour that fame offers, Marilyn Monroe was one of Warhol’s earliest muses. Warhol used a publicity shot from Marilyn’s movie Niagara in 1953, taken by Gene Korfman. Marilyn reached fame as an actress, but Warhol was fascinated about how her fame grew exponentially after her tragic death in August 1962. Warhol immortalized the actress in an almost propagandist nature. It has been said that Warhol created an icon out of an icon.Provenance
Pest Control
Private London Art Collector
Distinguished Private Art Collector from The NetherlandsExhibitions
compare to similar work exhibited at: War, Capitalism and Liberty at Palazzo Cipola, Rome Foundation, 2016 (curated by Andipa)6of 6