Andy Warhol from New York to Stelline. Leonardo of Warhol | Warhol of Amendola

World-class international photography returns to Fondazione Stelline with an exhibition of Aurelio Amendola's 20 famous portraits of Andy Warhol. The magenta version of the Pop Art master's "The Last Supper" will be on display for the occasion   Fondazione Stelline's focus on world-class photography continues, this time with an exhibition dedicated to Aurelio Amendola – and his work on Andy Warhol – entitled Andy Warhol da New York alle Stelline. Leonardo di Warhol / Warhol di Amendola.  This exhibition at Fondazione Stelline (19 September – 29 October 2017) pays tribute to the master of Pop Art 30 years after his death, through the by-now famous series of 20 portraits that Amendola – the great photographer of art and artists – realised in the Factory, New York, over the course of two sessions – in 1977 and 1986 – and through Andy Warhol's The Last Supper (1986), the magenta version of which forms part of the Credito Valtellinese collection and will serve as the visual and conceptual focal point for the exhibition.  The Last Supper is Andy Warhol's last great cycle, representing something of a pictorial testament of the most influential figure in the art world in the second half of the 20th century. This work has naturally strong ties with the city of Milan and our building, which provided not only the iconographic inspiration, but also the idea of commissioning the American master to produce a work based on Leonardo's masterpiece. In terms of the photographs on display, the famous series of portraits chosen highlights Amendola's ability to capture the flow of art in our times, through the faces and bodies of his protagonists, while also coinciding with the period of creation of The Last Supper and its infinite variations.    The exhibition, curated by Walter Guadagnini and Alessandra Klimciuk, is the subject of a Skira catalogue, and has been realised, with sponsorship by the Lombardy Region and the municipality of Milan, thanks to the contribution and invaluable support of the Associazione Pellettieri Italiani Aimpes on the occasion of the 112th edition of Mipel, which will focus this year on the theme of Pop art and for which Andy Warhol da New York alle Stelline. The exhibition will provide the focal point for the Mipel Fair's Fuorisalone city events.  Mipel's exhibitors have been asked to produce a bag to reflect the theme of this special edition: the 20 most significant bags will be displayed at Fondazione Stelline during the exhibition, and a prestigious jury will select the three winners.

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