The ‘Chinese Whispers’ series (2013-2015) draws attention to questions of authorship, copying and forgery.
The Carters selected various Andy Warhol drawings which they then requested be copied by hand in enormous ‘art workshops’ in China.
The copy produced was then forwarded to a second unsuspecting artisan (given no sight of the original Warhol), then a third, and so on, with the image passing through many hands, changed subtly at each stage, setting up the conditions for of an artistic gave of Chinese Whispers.
The mistakes and variations inescapabaly made by each artist were adopted and built upon, completely transforming the original.
The Carters then brought together the resulting sequence of drawings, with each final grid consituting a unique work in a witty series that draws attention to wider concerns of authenticity and the status of Western imagery in the East.
The Carters selected various Andy Warhol drawings which they then requested be copied by hand in enormous ‘art workshops’ in China.
The copy produced was then forwarded to a second unsuspecting artisan (given no sight of the original Warhol), then a third, and so on, with the image passing through many hands, changed subtly at each stage, setting up the conditions for of an artistic gave of Chinese Whispers.
The mistakes and variations inescapabaly made by each artist were adopted and built upon, completely transforming the original.
The Carters then brought together the resulting sequence of drawings, with each final grid consituting a unique work in a witty series that draws attention to wider concerns of authenticity and the status of Western imagery in the East.
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Apple Macintosh after Andy Warhol (1985), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Before and After after Andy Warhol (1961), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Cosmos after Andy Warhol (c.1984), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Crab Pinching a Foot after Andy Warhol (c.1956), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Decorated Penis after Andy Warhol (c.1957), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Double Daisies after Andy Warhol (c.1982), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Female Head after Andy Warhol (c.1957), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Fiesta Pig after Andy Warhol (1979), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Flowers in a Glass Bottle after Andy Warhol (c.1955), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Guns after Andy Warhol (1982), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, John Butler after Andy Warhol (1952), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, John Lennon after Andy Warhol (1980), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Joseph Beuys after Andy Warhol (1980), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Male Nude (with Hearts) after Andy Warhol (c.1950), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Mick Jagger after Andy Warhol (1975), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Pagoda after Andy Warhol (1956), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Polar Bear after Andy Warhol (1983), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Queen Elizabeth II after Andy Warhol (c.1978), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Roy Rogers after Andy Warhol (c.1948), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Self Portrait after Andy Warhol (1942), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Shoes after Andy Warhol (1980), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Sketchbook Page after Andy Warhol (1956), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Superman after Andy Warhol (1981), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, The Shadow after Andy Warhol (1981), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Tiger after Andy Warhol (c.1975), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Trucci after Andy Warhol (c.1955), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Truman Capote after Andy Warhol (c.1950), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Unidentified Female after Andy Warhol (c.1960), 2015
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Barbie after Andy Warhol (1986), 2013
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Dancer I after Andy Warhol (c.1953), 2013
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Dancer II after Andy Warhol (c.1953),, 2013
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Santa Claus after Andy Warhol (c.1981), 2013
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, Tulip after Andy Warhol (c.1955), 2013
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Rob and Nick Carter, Chinese Whispers, The Last Supper after Andy Warhol (1986), 2014