Who Invited Andy Warhol to China? A Conversation with Alfred Siu

Volume 12, Number 4, July/August 2013
by Zheng Shengtian


Article Description

In 1982, Andy Warhol made a visit to Hong Kong and mainland China, but it is not widely known how and why he went there. Zheng Shengtian, in his ongoing research on the influence of foreign visitors on contemporary Chinese art, speaks with Hong Kong businessman Alfred Siu about Siu's invitation that year to one of the world’s most famous artists and, ironically, how little attention was paid to Warhol during his visit to Beijing.


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Andy Warhol, Hong Kong, China, Alfred Siu, Zheng Shengtian