Thoughts on Warhol Collection

When first entering the Warhol museum the first piece that welcomed me and introduced me was the self portrait prints of Warhol himself. I had to go to the left to see this piece, because it was not presented outright. The bi-paneled pieces displayed images of Warhol using an overlapping technique with double images in each frame. It was quite fitting, seeing as how the entire museum is dedicated to one man and his art, that the first piece should be of Warhol himself. This first piece communicated that Warhol was an important figure in the art world and deserved to be recognized as so. I thought the choices were eclectic, displaying installations, paintings, silk-screens, and films, more of his recognizable pieces. I had studied the Campbell's boxes in multiple classes and was not surprised to see them presented in the museum. Museums are meant for the public and many do not have a great understanding of what they are looking at, so using familiar and recognizable pieces in the museum gives the public some familiarity to the exhibits.