
(Fr)agile
1 work

Soup Can (Original) (Signed), 2005
Screen print
19 3/4 x 13 3/4 in 50 x 35 cm
Edition
Edition of 50
In the Soup Cans series, Banksy offers a modern reinterpretation of Andy Warhol's iconic artwork, catering to the disillusioned contemporary observer. By portraying a Tesco Value soup can, Banksy satirizes the influence of corporations contributing to wealth inequality and critiques the consequences of the consumerism endorsed by Warhol. The repetition of the soup can image, limited to just one flavor, accentuates the absence of choice associated with poverty. Unlike Warhol's emphasis on various Campbell's soup flavors, Soup Cans by Banksy recurrently presents the title Tomato Soup with a deadpan aesthetic, providing a critical commentary on capitalist society.
Price on Application
Auction History

Soup Can (Yellow/Cherry Red/Blue) · Banksy · Sotheby's · 2021-03 · $175,670

Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream · Banksy · Christie's · 2021-04 · $174,427

Soup Can - Purple / Orange / Blue · Banksy · Sotheby's · 2020-12 · $126,000

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