Andy Warhol | Chanel No.5 (Red) Statement Art Surrey Life in the Fast Lane

Life in the Fast Lane

The Fatale series takes as its subject the femme fatale archetype — the dangerous woman of noir fiction and film — and redraws her in the visual language of the contemporary city

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The date embedded in the title gives the work its historical anchor: love wins

Andy Warhol | Chanel No.5 (Red) Statement Art Surrey Life in the Fast LaneAndy Warhol (19281987) Chanel No. 5 (Red) In 1985, Chanel commissioned Andy Warhol to create a series of works based on the iconic No. 5 perfume bottle, a subject that aligned naturally with his long standing interest in consumer products elevated to the status of cultural symbols. The project had precedent: Warhol had been fascinated by packaging and branding since his earliest Pop work of the 1960s, and Chanel No. 5 the most recognisable perfume in