Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art is delighted to open the 2007 season with the exhibition Andy Warhol Factory. Commemorating the twenty-year anniversary of the passing of the master of Pop Art, the present exhibition is especially meaningful for the collaboration between Leeum and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburg, which boasts a vast holding of the artist¡¯s works and documentations. The name of Andy Warhol, who was born in 1928 in Pittsburg, is synonymous with Pop Art, which started in the 1960s and has been extremely influential all over the world since then. Warhol is known even to the general public for his work that takes as its subjects everyday commercial products such as Campbell soup cans and Brillo boxes and celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. His work reflects powerfully the characteristics of the contemporary society of mass productions and its mass media and has played an extremely significant role in reconciling the traditionally separate realms of fine art and mass culture. This exhibition of Andy Warhol at Leeum encompasses a wide range of the artist¡¯s work, including his well-known works from the 1960s as well as lesser known early drawings, photographs, and posters from the 1950s, when he was working as a promising commercial designer in New York. With more than 200 works, this large retrospective demonstrates how Warhol¡¯s multifaceted work in painting, sculpture, photography, and film continues to serve as an important fount of inspiration for many artists to this day. We sincerely hope that this exhibition covering Andy Warhol¡¯s whole career is an optimal opportunity for all our viewers to learn about the life and art of this great master.