Controversial in its own time
the piece offers a quiet fidelity to the original black-and-white publicity photo by Gene Korman—the same source image that Warhol famously transformed in the early 1960s
Rupert Jasen Smith’s well known study of Greta Garbo
WarHo™ seems to lean into its synthetic quality
it is writer Bob Colacello—Bob “Cola” as Warhol suggested his name should be—who encouraged Smith to give Warhol the idea for applying diamond dust to his early 80s shoe series
Four Marilyns (Yellow/Orange/Pink/Blue) - Screenprint on Canvas Louis Waldon Controversial in its own timeFour Marilyns (Yellow Orange Pink Blue) by WarHo is a 2024 screenprint on canvas that multiplies the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe into a bold, color blocked grid. Arranged in a 2x2 square formation, each portrait occupies its own quadrant and tonal world: vibrant yellow, searing orange, electric pink, and saturated blue. The repetition is deliberatenot just a formal exercise, but a meditation on fame, image, and the endless permutations of cultural