Silkscreen and latex paint on wood, stamped with the artist's replica of the Warhol Authentication Board's mark and DENIED.
17 x 14 x 17" (43.2 x 35.6 x43.2 cm.)
2007
HEINZ BOX
Silkscreen and latex paint on wood, stamped with the artist's replica of the Warhol Authentication Board's mark and DENIED.
8.5 x 15.5 x 10.5 in. (21.6 x 39.4 x 26.7 cm.)
2007
CAMPBELL'S BOX
Silkscreen and latex paint on wood, stamped with the artist's replica of the Warhol Authentication Board's mark and DENIED.
10 x 19 x 9.5 in. (25.4 x 48.3 x 24.1 cm.)
2007
YELLOW BRILLO BOX
Silkscreen and latex paint on wood, stamped with the artist's replica of the Warhol Authentication Board's mark and DENIED.
13 x 16 x 11.5 in. (33 x 40.6 x 29.2 cm.)
2007
YOU'RE IN (DENIED)
Silver spray enamel on Coca Cola bottle with vintage metal closure, stamped with the artist's replica of the Warhol Authentication Board's mark and DENIED.
8 x 2.5" ( 20.32 x 6.35 cm.)
2008
Begun in 2007, the Denied Warhol Series aimed to tackle issues of authorship, originality, and authenticity, in addition to art commerce through the work of Andy Warhol. Inspired by the then-recent turmoil created when The Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board rejected the authenticity of a high-profile "Warhol Self-Portrait," the artist replicated 12 identical "Warhol Self-Portraits" and then sent them to be formally marked DENIED by the Authentication Board. This act created new value from a process used to negate value, also calling authenticity into question. From those initial 12 paintings, the artist replicated the DENIED stamp of the Authentication Board and then created further works. He then imposed the DENIED mark himself, taking the concept even further. In 2011, the Warhol Art Authentication Board was disbanded.