Sunday B. Morning

This is a pirated silkscreen work that Pop art pioneer Andy Warhol was involved in during his lifetime. In the 1970s, Warhol had gained some recognition in the American art world and was aiming to take a further step by cultivating the European market. He planned to sell his silkscreen works with two young men, one German and one Belgian. The plan was progressing smoothly, but just before the sale, Warhol became concerned about diluting his brand and losing control over the distribution and quality of his work, and asked them to halt the project. This incident led to a breakdown in negotiations with the two young men, and Warhol himself distanced himself from the project. However, the two men later produced 250 unauthorized prints, each with slightly different colors from the original. After the first edition was released, Warhol denied any involvement in the Sunday B. Morning edition. However, it is of the same quality as the original, and above all, it contains a philosophical meaning that Warhol could not publicly deny, as Sunday B. Morning took advantage of mass production, which is the foundation of Warhol's own art: "reproducing images that are available anywhere using printing techniques that anyone can produce."

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