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Goodbye, Andy Warhol, RIP

Goodbye, Andy Warhol, R.I.P.

Welcome to the world of sensationalism.
Welcome to the pop culture of Andy Warhol,
Who saw in a can nutritious soup for consumption
And beauty in the face of an ungodly woman.
But remember, “Andy was philosophical!”

So, who is to question his business production
Of inner-eye commercial art compositions
And judge them sacrilegious, ridiculous, or abstract?
Hey, Andy Warhol, this is your life on display,
In a soup can and a face lacking intelligence.

The can of soup is a matter of preference,
And the glitzy face is sensually exposed
With your timely entrance into the sixties.
Your art's momentum continues, and you are famous.
“Goodbye, Andy Warhol, may you rest in peace.”
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Note:
   Andy Warhol (1928–1987) was an American pop culture artist who died in 1987 following gallbladder surgery due to injuries received 19 years earlier from an attempted murder on his life. In 1968, radical feminist Valerie Solanas fired two shots into Andy Warhol’s abdomen using a .32 Beretta handgun, and later said (referring to Andy Warhol); “…had too much control over my life.” Warhol barely survived and suffered the effects of the shooting for the rest of his life.
   In Chapter 5 of his book ‘The Philosophy of Andy Warhol’ he wrote in reply, “If I weren’t famous, I wouldn’t have been shot for being Andy Warhol.” In Chapter 6 he wrote, “…making money is art and working is art, and good business is the best art.”

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