Andy Warhol expo in Vatican

In the Vatican there will be an exhibition next year about the American pop artist Andy Warhol, reports The Art Newspaper.

The intention would be to show religiously-colored works by Warhol, such as his series on the Last Supper, from 1986. 'We are very interested in exploring the spiritual side of the artist', says Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican museums.

She calls it 'very, very important' to be in dialogue with modern art. 'We live in an image culture and the church must participate in the discussion. 'The Catholic Warhol once traveled to Rome to see Pope John Paul II.