Pop goes modern art in Warhol print exhibit

Images by the artist known as the the Prince of Pop are showcasedin "The Prints of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)," a newexhibit at the Bachman Gallery at the Center for Visual andPerforming Arts in Munster.

"Through his work, Warhol mirrored back to us the banality andartificiality of pop culture, as well as our preoccupation withcelebrity and consumerism," said Ruth Crnkovich, director ofexhibitions for the Northern Indiana Arts Association.

Warhol (1928-1987) was most famous for his commercial screenprintsof movie stars, advertisements and comic characters. A 1964lithograph of actress Elizabeth Taylor is one of Warhol's earliestimages in the exhibit. The …