Soup Cans Made Me Question My Life

Shalaka Laxman
The Shortform
Published in
Jul 2, 2021

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Source: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol.

I’ve never been a big fan of soup, so when I first saw Warhol’s 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans, I was surprised at how much it drew me in. I was a young university student interning at a bank, and it reminded me of the daily barrage of grey suits getting off the subway with me every morning.

Everybody looked the same as they walked to their offices on Wall Street, and as I turned up for my big-city internship…

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Shalaka Laxman
The Shortform

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