I visited Hoxton's White Cube gallery today for a look at the new exhibition by American artist Richard Phillips. The show, Most Wanted, features paintings reminiscent of 80s style celebrity portraits painted by Andy Warhol. In fact the style of these photo-realist paintings is very much a lift, homage, or appropriation (call it what you will) of Warhol's portraits for the cover of 'Interview' magazine. The ten portraits, which include Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Swift amongst others, are certainly striking, both in terms of size and execution. They may not to be everyone's taste, but if you're into flashy celeb portraits adorned with luxury brand names, you'll love them. Most Wanted runs until March 5th.
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