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Published Apr 11, 2011
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Artist Rob Pruitt talks about Andy Warhol, soup cans, and his tribute to the artist: that 7-foot-tall, chrome-finished statue now in Union Square. Pruitt explains his piece and how Andy has inspired him, saying, "What propelled me to New York wasn't just the paintings of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe, etc, but the man himself. I knew that I wanted to live a similar life, and so I came to New York to pursue that dream. It's clear to me that so many of us come to New York to pursue a kind of Warholian dream, so I thought a monument to him... it would be something more than art, it would be like filling a void." (Are people still coming to New York to pursue a Warholian dream? Discuss.)
The Andy Monument is on display through October 2nd of this year.
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