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Exhibition Review of Warhol and Wool at Nahmad Contemporary Analyzes Artistic Dialogue

opinion-review · 2026-04-22

A review by Ara Merjian examines the exhibition "Warhol-Wool" at Nahmad Contemporary, analyzing the artistic dialogue between Andy Warhol and Christopher Wool. The exhibition features works by both artists, with Warhol's pieces represented by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Christopher Wool's works are presented courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine gallery in New York. Installation photographs from the show were captured by Tom Powel Imaging and provided courtesy of Nahmad Contemporary. The review was published on artcritical.com on February 6, 2017. The exhibition explores connections between Warhol's iconic pop art approach and Wool's contemporary abstract text-based paintings. Nahmad Contemporary hosted this comparative presentation of two influential American artists from different generations.

Key facts

  • Exhibition "Warhol-Wool" reviewed at Nahmad Contemporary
  • Review published February 6, 2017 on artcritical.com
  • Examination of artistic dialogue between Andy Warhol and Christopher Wool
  • Warhol works represented by The Andy Warhol Foundation and ARS, New York
  • Wool works courtesy of artist and Luhring Augustine, New York
  • Installation photographs by Tom Powel Imaging
  • Review authored by Ara Merjian
  • Exhibition explores connections between pop art and contemporary abstraction

Entities

Artists

  • Andy Warhol
  • Christopher Wool
  • Ara Merjian

Institutions

  • Nahmad Contemporary
  • The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
  • Artists Rights Society (ARS)
  • Luhring Augustine
  • artcritical.com

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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