Exhibit Recreates Warhol's 1964 World's Fair Mural

NEW YORK (AP) — Even for a 1964 New York World's Fair that celebrated "The World of Tomorrow," Andy Warhol may have been ahead of his time. His monumental piece commissioned specifically for the fair — a mural depicting mug shots of the New York Police Department's 13 most-wanted criminals — was deemed too edgy for the family friendly event and was painted over just before opening day. Now, 50 years later, the work is the focus of a museum exhibition being staged on the very fairgrounds where the pop-art provocateur was censored. "There's no question Warhol was not interested in the notion of a family friendly fair," said Larissa Harris, the exhibition's curator.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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