A case of the emperor's new clothes.

jo, Belfast, Northern Ireland

As Warhol entered the great studio in the sky he was greated by Phineas T.Barnum with the words, "you proved me right Andy, there is a sucker born every minute."

T.Bond., Sunderland., England.

I can say with absolute certainty that I have never had one thought about Andy Warhol's
"works." Even that seems an excessive
amount.

Gerald Lloyd, Lowell Massachusetts, USA

never mind the can of soup I'll have what Rye is smokin. Struth where's all that stuff coming from?!

john, kouvola, finland

The work undermines notions of authorship by offering an image that is potentially subject to infinite repeatability. In doing so Warhol destabilises the conventional understanding of the artist as creator. Thus he simultaneously comments on the nature of mass production in art and in modern society

Rye, Bristol,

Have you seen Ian Swift's Organic Soup Cans? I saw a few at the Art Car Boot, London & loved his unique approach. They were indiv. hand pulled silk screens, so really taking it away from Warhol's mass production. I heard he's showing at a London Art Fair in a Hotel room. Does anyone have any info?

Pippin, London, England

I never "got" Warhol until I saw his Marilyn images at a Pop Art exhibition at the V&A last year -

I think this image is extraordinary. It makes the banal appear iconic.

Sarah Ives, London,

Warhol's Soup Cans remind me of the banalities in life (also Duchamp and Koons); especially in products delivered to us in mass qauntities, the bombardment of advertising and the domestic role they play in our day to day lives. Modern living is littered with product placement we take for granted.

Chris Giorgi, Southsea, UK

What do I think? Soup and commerce.
What do I feel? Nothing from this.

Warhol never moves me.

Laura Roberts, London, UK

Modern "art" that says it all.

J Lee, NY, USA

Whoever does it first wins!

S U, London,

Why would I want a large copy?
I take it that Warhol had a photo copier?
Um, er, etc

john, Kouvola, Finland

Warhol's soup tins are a good joke with a satirical point.

Frank Upton, Solihull,

I think he was using a commercial icon to create commercial art.I personally hate the majority of his work,but he was a pioneer in the use of his medium. Was he actually trying to say something or just seeing how far he could push what the masses would accept and buy.amazing what a celeb can sell!!

Candice P., Albany-New York, USA

I think it's condensed.

robert, vancouver, bc

There have always been con men but their trade relies solely on the gullibility of the people. The proof of the soup is in the can, in this instance.

Walter Wall, Amsterdam, NL

In the 60's we decided that art had sold out to commercial rubbish. Time has passed and Hirst has recently proved that Warhol was cynically trying to show us the way that modern art was heading. No suprise then that he decided to 'end it all' as he had nowhere to go with his efforts.

Kay Morgan Capner, Lancaster, UK

Well, it's good isn't it!

David, Cambridge, UK

It's an intertextual piece and in it Warhol has condensed ALL art. No need to visit another gallery or museum then - ever!

Adrian, Lincoln, England

Warhol's works are tasteful and they defy "modern art" very clearly.

i prefer Warhol than Damien Hirst anyways.

yes i know they are not comparable but, i personally think that for Hirst art is not innocent.

Riya, Bangkok, Thailand

We are lucky enough to have a Warhol exhibition in town! :-) I went to se it and found that Warhol's message from the sixties still resonates with our generation, but it has also extended it's commentery on society today. I'm not a Warhol fan, but I respect his body of work.

Thomas Eirheim, Oslo, Norway

Warhol's 'works' resemble mediocre GCSE art projects at their best.

Daniel, Belfast,

In 1962 the Beatles appeared. In common with Warhol their message was clean, clear, well-wrought and cheeky. There was a spirit of optimism so lacking these days.

Howard Brookes, Gothenburg, Sweden

At university, we held an 'Art Attack' themed formal dinner and disco...my costume was that of Warhol's soup can, complete with tin can lid attached to a headband. It was the most visually striking and recognisable creation there. An iconic expression of modern art that is fun, blatant yet mundane.

Flynn Lund, Chengdu, China

The mother of all frauds

Lee Pefley, brent, usa

Warhol was the greatest visual artist of the twentieth century! He singlehandedly finished off abstract expressionism by concentrating more meaning and irony in a simple, easily grasped image than a wall full of Jackson Pollocks could ever contain.

Robert Hiett, San Francisco, USA

Who are th biggest prats in the art wold? The buffoons who pay ridiculous sums for such garbage or the misled and naive public who pay to see it? Or worse still, the pundits who promote, praise and discuss it in ridiculous terms?

Frank, London, UK

Like its subject, this painting is disposable once you open it, and has a sell-by date.

Gabriel Bonnar, Milan, Italy

I don't think he was throwing America back in it's face. His messages have been misintepretted because his lifestyle did not correspond to the so called messages he supposedly sent.

The man had taste. Does my interior designer send messages through her work? No, just tasteful aesthetic value.

Alex, London,