The Andy Monument

I could've sworn this chrome statue of Andy Warhol ornamented with Campbell's Soup cans and flower stems wasn't there last time I passed through the northern perimeter of Union Square.



The statue, designed by Rob Pruitt, is located near the Decker Building at 33 Union Square West, which was the location of Warhol's Factory from 1967-73. It was also where Valerie Solanas, brainchild of the Society to Cut Up Men, delivered to Andy a near-fatal critical review. The building now houses a Puma shoe store.