Works by American artist Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art, will be shown at The MixC starting next week.

    His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.

    Warhol’s art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art, using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol” and “Popism: The Warhol Sixties.” He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band that had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons.

    Warhol coined the widely used expression “15 minutes of fame.” Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting was US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster).” A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the “bellwether of the art market.”

    Dates: Dec. 11-Jan.15

    Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (except Thursdays), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Thursdays); No entry one hour before closing time.

    Pre-sale tickets: 80 yuan (one ticket for one person); 225 yuan (one ticket for three persons together); 480 yuan (one VIP ticket per person, no need to queue, some rare artworks can be seen, free snacks and beverages provided), buy through 400-610-3721 (English-speaking service)

    Tickets bought at the door: 100 yuan (one ticket for one person)

    Children 1.2 meters tall or less are admitted free with a paying adult (only one child per adult).

    Venue: The MixC, 1881 Bao’an Road South, Luohu District (罗湖区宝安南路1881号万象城)

    Metro: Luobao or Shekou Line, Grand Theater Station (大剧院站), Exit C(SD News)