Andy Warhol: A Rise to Success

Many now acknowledge Andy Warhol as being one of the most radical artists of the 20th century: a rebel that had a vision to mass-produce art in a way that everyone could own an original painting. Choosing motifs from the everyday, like Soup Cans and Coca Cola Bottles, he dispelled pretentious notions of what art had to embody. However, his fame and success were not immediate and his rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant home in Pittsburgh to his status as New York celebrity socialite, wasn’t without its challenges. In this session discover the turbulent life story behind one of the most important American artists of all time, Andy Warhol.
SPEAKER – BOJANA POPOVIC

Upon completing her Masters in Curating at The Courtauld Institute of Art, Bojana worked at TATE Britain and The Serpentine Galleries before seeking experience in the private art sector. For a few years she worked for private art galleries in Zurich and Paris before moving to the leading auction house, Christie’s, in London. During her four years at Christie’s she worked as a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department where she also led art history lectures in collaboration with Christie’s Educational MA programme. Since then, Bojana has been working as a freelance art consultant, Art History lecturer and writer.