No artist in the second half of the 20th century was more famous, or misunderstood, than Andy Warhol. This film explores his astonishing artistic output from the late 1940s to his untimely death in 1987. Obsessed with fame and a desire to transcend his origins, Warhol grasped the realities of modern society and became the high priest of one of the most radical experiments in American culture, penetrating the barrier between art and commerce.