b. 1933, Philadelphia, PA

In 1968 Andy Warhol exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts. Since Warhol’s show was seminal in the development of Pop Art, there was a lingering presence that could not be denied, even after the work was no longer in the space.  Anastasi went to a sign maker and had a plaque made that read, “A Painting of a Soup Can Used to Hang Here”. The reference to the soup can and the fact the sign was not made by the artist was the development of Warhol’s subject matter as well as a Duchamp
reference. It was pure genius.  An edition of this work was produced years later

William Anastasi is one of the founders of both Conceptual and Minimal Art. A “classmate” of Andy Warhol, Sol LeWitt, and Hans Haacke, Anastasi has contributed greatly to the art world. His work is a part of numerous collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.