In his most famous works of the 1960s, Warhol often lifted imagery from newspaper ads. In the 1980s,

In his most famous works of the 1960s, Warhol often lifted imagery from newspaper ads. In the 1980s, he returned to this source, drawing from spiritual advertisements but varying his approach by tracing the ads by hand. 

The images include a Jesus Christ night-light, a reference to the book of Revelation’s apocalyptic mark of the beast, admonitions for good behavior in consideration of the afterlife, and a radiant star of psychic power. The question “ARE YOU DIFFERENT?” may indicate Warhol’s personal insecurities, or how his sexuality had marked him throughout his life.

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Visitors at Andy Warhol: Revelation. Brooklyn Museum November 19, 2021–June 19, 2022. (Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Brooklyn Museum. Artworks by Andy Warhol © 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Used with permission of @warholfoundation) #warholfoundation