At Saint Laurent Rive Droite Paris, Banal Objects shifts focus to a lesser-discussed but essential part of Andy Warhol’s practice. Opening April 23 and curated by Anthony Vaccarello, the exhibition presents a concise selection of photographs that highlight Warhol’s fixation on the everyday.
Before becoming a defining figure of 1960s visual culture, Warhol worked in advertising, a foundation that shaped his approach to image-making and consumer culture. While best known for his silkscreens, his Polaroids and 35mm photography were central to his process. From the 1960s onward, he used these cameras to capture his world, from cultural figures to mundane subjects, with an immediacy that reflected his view of art as fast, repeatable, and accessible.
Shot in the late 1970s, the Banal Objects series turns that lens fully onto everyday items. The unretouched Polaroids give the images a stripped-back clarity, reinforcing Warhol’s interest in repetition, mass production, and the flattening of artistic hierarchy. Ordinary objects are presented without embellishment, yet carry a new weight through context alone.
All works in the exhibition are available for sale, with the show set to travel to other Saint Laurent Rive Droite locations.
Banal Objects
April 23 onward
Saint Laurent Rive Droite Paris
Curated by Anthony Vaccarello