Andy Warhol grew up in a two-bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Eastern European parents—but even as an outsider, he understood America better than most. “When you think about it,” he once said, “department stores are kind of like museums.” That observation shaped Warhol’s artistic practice, as he continually drew consumer culture into his work. He befriended quintessential American icons like Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe and critiqued the country’s obsession with mortality through imagery of guns, skulls, and war. Above all, he distilled consumer and celebrity culture into powerful silk screens that endure in the public imagination. This exhibition presents 130 classic Warhols, including the celebrated “Marilyn” series. —Elena Clavarino
The Arts Intel Report
Andy Warhol: Portrait of America

Andy Warhol, Untitled, 1967.
When
Until June 29
Where
Milton Keynes Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3QA, United Kingdom
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Photo: © 2025 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London