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Warhol, Andy
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...Andy Warhol, 1928–87, American artist and filmmaker...influential artists of the late 20th cent., Warhol concentrated on the surface of things...dubbed the "Factory." In the mid-1960s Warhol began making films, suppressing the personal......
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Weegee
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......classics of photojournalism into an art form, one that influenced such later figures as Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, and Andy Warhol.Weegee became known to a larger audience with his 1945 best seller Naked City, which includes his own text. He later worked......
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel
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......American life, multiculturalism, and the emerging hip-hop culture. He was also strongly influenced by the life and work of Andy Warhol, who became his mentor, and by the work of such artists as Picasso, Matisse, and Cy Twombly. Basquiat started as a graffiti......
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Dia Art Foundation
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......Manhattan (see land art). Dia's permanent collection includes pivotal works by such artists as Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, John Chamberlain, Dan Flavin, Judd, Agnes Martin, Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol....
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Pittsburgh
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......Arts and neighboring theaters, the Carnegie Institute's art and natural history museums, the Carnegie Library, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Senator John Heinz History Center are noteworthy. On the Univ. of Pittsburgh campus is a memorial hall dedicated......
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Cunningham, Merce
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......coexist and are independent of one another. Cunningham also was known for collaborations with American artists, including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns, who created sets and costumes that were integral parts of his productions. He created......
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silk-screen printing
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......several stencils a number of colors may be employed in a single print. Silk-screen printing was developed as a commercial medium; it is used by modern artists, including Andy Warhol, who have combined it with photographic processes....
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contemporary art
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......included pop art, characterized by commonplace imagery placed in new aesthetic contexts, as in the work of such figures as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein; the optical shimmerings of the international op art movement in the paintings of Bridget Riley, Richard......
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pop art
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......into their work, as well as commercial literary imagery, pop artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol attempted to fuse elements of popular and high culture, erasing the boundaries between the two. See L. Alloway, ed. Modern......