BANKSY VS WARHOL FACE-OFF

Coggles recommends seeing the face-off between two giants of pop art. Banksy Vs Warhol is a new exhibition at The Hospital gallery and club in Covent Garden, London with more than 40 works on display, which pits the genius of the late American Andy Warhol against Britain's contemporary iconoclast, graffiti artist Banksy. Anyone who has ever wandered among the pretentiously hip Shoreditch, Hoxton or Bricklane areas of London will have inadvertently seen Banksy’s handy work. Warhol is defending his title, but Banksy makes for a formidable challenger as he has received maximum exposure since 2000.

The exhibition showcases work, which demonstrates how Banksy was influenced and inspired by Warhol. This includes portraits of Kate Moss that echo Warhol's iconic pictures of Marilyn Monroe from more than 40 years ago. Banksy also created a version of Warhol's soup paintings replacing the Cambell's images with that of Tesco's own-brand soup as a homage to Warhol. Banksy Vs Warhol is the first side by side exhibition anywhere by the world’s two hottest artists. To see more of Banksy's work che-che-checkout his latest offerings at http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Campbell’s or Tesco? Grace Kelly, Muhammad Ali, Winston Churchill, Mick Jagger, Queen Elizabeth, The Beatles, Smiley Man police statue, Andy Warhol himself and others make for a potent cocktail of celebrity, satire and voyeurism. Opposing pictures are explosive for their contrast, even of the same subject. However, there is at least one difference between the two: whereas Warhol was at the hub of New York society, Bristol-born Banksy likes to keep a low profile.

Banksy Vs Warhol at The Gallery at The Hospital, Endell Street, London WC2. Admission is free