Mao captures the political and painterly consciousness that preoccupied the artist in the early 1970s. Embodying a significant juncture in Warhol’s career, the Mao paintings mark his return to silkscreen painting with a much more expressive handling after devoting himself to film since 1965. Transforming the globally known photograph of Mao Zedong used for propagandic dissemination during … Continue reading Mao, 1972-1973