The Hospital Gallery presents Warhol Vs Banksy curated by Steven Pollock. A face to face show of classic drawings and paintings by Andy Warhol set against the infamous graffiti work of Banksy. The Gallery at the Hospital, London 2007.
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Banksy’s Kate Moss print next to Andy Warhol’s 1967 print Marilyn 29, at London gallery The Hospital.
The first exhibition anywhere by the world’s two hottest artists today. Campbell’s or Tesco? Grace Kelly, Muhammad Ali, Winston Churchill, Mick Jagger, Queen Elizabeth, The Beatles, Smiley Man police statue, Andy Warhol himself and others make for a potent cocktail of celebrity, satire and voyeurism. Upon contact opposing pictures are explosive for their contrast, even of the same subject.