Andy Warhol, Brooklyn Bridge, 1983/2022 (pink, red, blue) Paper size 97 × 97 cm Image size 90 × 90 cm Matt 250gsm conservation digital paper from 1949 until his death, New York City was home for Andy Warhol. His film ‘Empire’ was created when he set his camera on a tripod and filmed the Empire State Building, a famous New York City landmark, from sunrise to sunset. One viewed the film, Warhol said, "to watch time passing." This film would be the beginning of Warhol’s prolific history as a filmmaker and photographer of the city he became synonymous with in name and attitude during his lifetime and beyond. from 1976 to 1986 Warhol carried a camera wherever he went and exposed an average of one roll of film each day. Warhol understood urban life and the medium of film was another lens of Warhol being the quintessential voyeur. ©/®/™ 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.