Andy Warhol’s “From A to B and Back Again” exhibit at the
Whitney Museum of American Art is the first major retrospective of his work in
nearly 30 years curated by a United States museum. The Whitney’s collection
ranges from his first lesser-known pieces of work from the 1950’s when he was a
commercial illustrator to his final work until his death in 1987. Over 350
works of art are on display, giving a complete timeline in progression of his
career as an artist.
The first room of the exhibition
focuses on the foundation of his art career, while he working as a commercial
illustrator primarily in the fashion industry when he first moved to New York
City from Pittsburgh. At this time, he also started making his own personal art
aside from his job. In the early 1960’s Warhol began
experimenting with subjects involving post-war America through his art, which
is a movement that went on to be known as pop art. He would use images that
were in the media, cartoon characters, or advertisements…
