The A to B of Andy

Along with Picasso, Andy Warhol is perhaps the most famous artist of the twentieth century. There’s probably not a western human being alive who hasn’t seen one of his screen prints or heard about The Factory. So on one level, it’s hard to have an exhibition that really holds any surprises for an audience. Yet …

Jeff Koons at the Whitney

The contemporary art world owes a lot to Jeff Koons. He’s one of the few artists post Warhol who can get people into galleries en masse. My recent visit to his retrospective at the Whitney was packed out with lines round the block to see his iconic work, displayed on three floors of the museum. …