Andy Warhol's Food Obsession Explored in Video
The Art Assignment, a web series on contemporary art, released an episode examining Andy Warhol's relationship with food. The video follows a hypothetical menu from breakfast to dessert, blending biographical data and testimonies about the artist's eating habits with analysis of his works, where industrial food frequently appeared. Featured items include Kellogg's Cornflakes, Campbell's Tomato Soup, Coca-Cola, bananas, mushrooms, giant steaks, and a Warholian 'cake' consisting of a sandwich with a chocolate bar inside. The episode aired on Artribune's television channel in June 2019.
Key facts
- The Art Assignment is a web series on contemporary art.
- The episode focuses on Andy Warhol's relationship with food.
- The video follows a hypothetical menu from breakfast to dessert.
- Warhol's works frequently featured industrial food.
- Specific foods mentioned: Kellogg's Cornflakes, Campbell's Tomato Soup, Coca-Cola, bananas, mushrooms, giant steaks.
- Warhol's version of 'cake' was a sandwich with a chocolate bar inside.
- The episode aired on Artribune's television channel.
- The video was published in June 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Andy Warhol
Institutions
- The Art Assignment
- Artribune