re: #38 Charles

I think we should ban all pictures or mentions of Mao from America. It’s the only way to stop the commie takeover of our precious bodily fluids.

For what it’s worth, Warhol’s intent with the Mao portrait (and many similar ones done of other celebrities) was to strip it of it’s propaganda value through caricature (Mao’s wearing lipstick in it, for instance) and mass production (lithography).

Now, I don’t care much for Warhol’s art or his often overwrought justifications for it, but it’s quite clear that Warhol’s intent with this particular piece was one of ridicule on a number of levels.

Just sayin’. Really, it isn’t even clear that whoever created the ornament knew anything about it’s content.