Andy Warhol works never seen in UK go on show at major new exhibition

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Warhol explored the intersection between art and commerce like no other artist in history Kate Brown, Halcyon Gallery’s creative director and curator of the exhibition, said: “This exhibition is a comprehensive overview of Warhol’s creative life, from his earliest artworks and illustrations to the last works he ever produced. His art is a pure reflection of popular culture in his lifetime and the spirit of western capitalism.” open image in gallery Warhol reimagined famous adverts, including Apple Macintosh and Chanel No 5 Many of Warhol’s most famous print portfolios will be on display including Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth II, Mao, Muhammad Ali and the Endangered Species collection, which, says Kate Brown, “is a much-loved portfolio and still very relevant today”. open image in gallery Warhol’s soup can paintings will be accompanied by relevant ephemera Halcyon Gallery’s smaller exhibition space, at 29 New Bond Street, celebrates Warhol’s enduring Campbell’s Soup Cans, which are accompanied by ephemera that illustrates the extraordinary impact that the artist’s best-known motif has had on culture. open image in gallery Warhol’s ‘Marilyn Monroe’ series is on show in New Bond Street These works are a testament to the remarkable influence of Warhol on artists like Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat – as well as the changing face of the New York art scene.