Andy Warhol’s ‘Committee 2000’ was commissioned and published by a group called Committee 2000 in Munich, Germany, in 1982 to raise funds for upcoming projects to mark the year 2000. The screenprint depicts a group of discarded champagne glasses encircled by confetti, Warhol’s interpretation of a Still-Life. The definition of a traditional Still-Life is a work of art that depicts inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world, most commonly flowers, fruit or vessels such as baskets. However, Warhol never liked to conform to traditions and so deployed his signature ‘Pop’ colour palette and exaggerated outlines to reimagine the Still-Life and place it within a contemporary context.
Warhol's use of vibrant, neon, off-register lines creates a sense of movement amongst the confetti and champagne flutes, referencing the energetic, glamorous New York nightclub scene witnessed by Warhol during his many nights at Studio 54 throughout the 1970s and 80s. Located in midtown Manhattan, Studio 54 was recognised as the only place to see and be seen, frequented by stars like Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and The Rolling Stones to name but a few.
Andy Warhol, Committee 2000, Polaroid photograph, circa 1982 (SOLD)
