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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Imitation of Christ

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A beautiful misfit grievously damaged by drugs (Patrick Tilden-Close) is the central figure of Andy Warhol’s Imitation of Christ. The young man’s parents (Brigid Polk and Ondine) shoot amphetamines in bed while arguing about their son, who constantly talks to himself yet makes little sense, and whose girlfriend (Andrea Feldman) is something of a problem child herself. During moments of calm, the family maid (Nico) reads aloud from the young man’s favorite book, De imitatione Christi by Thomas à Kempis. (1967, Dir. A. Warhol, 16 mm, 105 min.)

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