why Andy Warhol’s Campbell Soup Can was so revolutionary in the art world.
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I don‘t think it was that one piece by Warhol that‘s considered revolutionary but the whole movement of Pop Art of which it is a part and for which it became emblematic. Pop Art in general was very interested in the vernacular, the everyday objects, and what happens when you put these objects in an art context. Just by hanging them on a gallery wall you look at them differently, maybe even discover a beauty you didn‘t notice when they are in their usual environments of supermarkets, tabloids and comics. Although Duchamp explored similar themes earlier, it was quite shocking back then. Google Pop Arts predecessor Abstract Expressionism to get a glimpse of how unusual it was back then to make everyday objects the focus of your art.
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