This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 88 стр.

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Even though he worked on many other projects, Andy Warhol always kept
producing artwork. In the 1970s he made millions of dollars painting people’s
portraits. Wealthy people all over the world paid a great deal of money to have him
paint their picture. In the 1980s Warhol worked with several younger artists. They
included Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Warhol also wrote several books
and created two cable television programs.
Warhol’s art would have surely continued in many new directions. But he died
as a result of problems after a minor operation in 1987. He was fifty-eight years old.
At his death, Warhol’s total estimated worth was more than one hundred million
dollars. Most of this money helped create the Andy Warhol Foundation which helps
support the visual arts.
In 1994 the Andy Warhol Museum opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This
museum is in a large industrial building. As you walk up the seven floors of the
museum, you can see more than five hundred works of art by Warhol. The museum
has pieces from every period of his career.
On the fourth floor there is a permanent exhibit called Silver Clouds. This
room is based on an art gallery show that Warhol designed in 1966. The room is
filled with many silver colored balloons that are square shaped. The balloons contain
helium and oxygen so that they float around with the air currents. Warhol’s idea was
to create a joyful and magical room in which the artwork moved around the visitors.
Andy Warhol helped change the way the world defined modern art. His
colorful Pop Art images and unusual personality made him one of the most famous
and important people in American art and culture.
3 COMPREHENSION CHECK
Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE
1. Andy Warhol was always famous only in the US.
2. His artistic influence and unusual personality made people look at the modern
art world differently.
3. Warhol invented his own painting method which permitted the artist to make
many images very quickly.
4. All of Andy Warhol’s projects were an immediate success.
5. Andy Warhol kept off social gatherings and parties.
6. Andy greatly benefited from being shot in 1968.
7. The Andy Warhol Foundation helps support the Andy Warhol Museum.

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