"Although pop art itself was not a dominating form of artistic creation, its synchronization with popular culture has altered the public's attitude towards art, acknowledging what used to be considered vulgar and ordinary as art. That was the undeniable magic of this art form," she adds.

Warhol used everyday objects and well-known figures to build an image of those things for the viewer. For example, the exhibition displays a garment he made of cellulose and cotton titled "Soup Dress."

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Profound reflection on his work and life was shunned.

His style of painting is impersonal and literal, hampering deep interpretation of his work and exploration of the artist himself.

"During the course of his life, Warhol's unconventional artistic pursuit and lifestyle were both loved and hated in the art world," says Lu. "In the modernist age Warhol was a traitor; yet in the time when post-modernism has triumphed, he becomes a hero."