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His work is instantly recognizable. But what's not so widely known is the impact that Andy Warhol has had on the art world. SOUNDBITE: Marla Prather, Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, saying (English): "Warhol was the most influential artist of the last 50 years." And that's what led to a new exhibition called "Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years" which juxtaposes Warhol's art with the works of 60 other artists. Twenty-five years after his death, Marla Prather, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, says Warhol's influence is still prevalent. SOUNDBITE: Marla Prather, Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, saying (English): "When you begin to pay attention, Warhol is everywhere. Whether it's someone's tattoo that you see on the subway, whether it's a particular kind of advertising, a particular kind of portraiture that is very much a Warhol kind of style." Prather says the museum tried to find the best artists at work today -- they include Chuck Close, Jeff Koons and Gerhard Richter. SOUNDBITE: Marla Prather, Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, saying (English): "It wasn't simply anyone who made their own Brillo box or who appropriated a Warholian image or who works in his style, but really thinking about who are the very best artists who have a relationship with Warhol." "Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years" is at the Met from September 18th until December 31st.