Title: Eros and Mortality Author: Simon Goldhill Publisher: Anthony d’Offay Gallery with Cheim and Read Gallery Text by Simon Goldhill; 96 pages, 60 plates. Published in conjunction with the landmark exhibition at Anthony d’Offay Gallery in London, and in conjunction with the Cheim and Read Gallery, New York, these black and white photographs reflect Warhol’s obsession with exploring the concept of representation, and his inability to break from his compulsive serialization. In this text, the classical scholar Simon Goldhill provides an essay drawing in valuable historical comparisons with Michelangelo’s “David” and ancient Greek sculptures of athletes. These canonical works are linked through the history of art up through the twentieth century, including references to the nineteenth century nude photographer, Willhelm von Gloeden and the abstracted, surreal nudes of twentieth century experimental photographer, Man Ray. In the striking contrast between the black and white tones of the photographs, combined with the blatant sexualization of the subjects, Warhol explores the concepts of attraction, aesthetics, and compulsion as they are related to the notion of desire.

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