The Burger King ad with Andy Warhol was bizarre.
Per the Trib:
Yes, that really was Andy Warhol unwrapping a Whopper and trying to put ketchup on it. You can’t really complain about Warhol, long dead, being co-opted for commercial purposes, like you might for other artists or, indeed, for beloved cult films. Warhol, after all, made his whole career about embracing and playing with consumerism, and you can still buy Warhol-branded tchotchkes galore in museum gift shops. And give Burger King credit for finding this footage, reportedly filmed in 1982 for the film “66 Scenes from America.” I’m sure Heinz ketchup is grateful, too, given how prominently its bottle is featured.
I wrote a research paper on Warhol in high school that was repurposed for college and ultimately was enshrined in my Fraternity's collection of papers for future reuse. Did the same with a Jimi Hendrix paper.
