The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University's College Avenue campus is hosting 'Andy Warhol: On Repeat,' an exhibition running through July 31st. The show features Warhol's Polaroids, Polacolor prints, 'Crosses' series (1982), and 'Screen Tests'—silent, looping film portraits that place visitors in an immersive, repetitive visual environment. An interactive element allows guests to sit before a camera and become part of the artwork, echoing Warhol's exploration of identity under observation.
This exhibition matters because it reframes Warhol not as a distant pop-art icon but as a prescient commentator on contemporary image culture. By emphasizing repetition, the show mirrors how we scroll through faces online and curate our own camera-roll identities. Curator Jeremiah William McCarthy notes that Warhol's work reveals how cameras transform subjects—a insight that remains urgent in today's image-obsessed society. The exhibition offers a participatory, humanizing experience that challenges traditional museum viewing.