In 1964, Andy Warhol photographed Henri Dauman for *LIFE* magazine at the now-iconic “The American Supermarket” exhibition at the Bianchini Gallery in New York City.
As *LIFE* (Nov 20, 1964) reported:
> “The lady shoppers would have good reason to cluck over the high cost of living—\$27 for Swiss cheese, \$144 a dozen for eggs, and pork loins at \$49. None of it edible, of course. This wasn’t a grocery store, but a fully staged pop art installation.”
Gallery owner Paul Bianchini transformed his Upper East Side space into a working supermarket, complete with stocked shelves and shopping baskets—only everything was art. From Warhol’s \$1,500 painting of a Campbell’s soup can to signed, soup-filled cans sold for \$6 apiece, the exhibit blurred the line between commerce and culture. Warhol stood among his Brillo box sculptures, peering out from behind the \$350 screen-printed crates.
Robert Watts contributed fruit and vegetable sculptures displayed like fresh produce, while Billy Apple...
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