Andy Warhol was a thinker… no, but really.
It’s not the assistants that make his work bankrupt. And it’s not that it relies so much on the intrinsic beauty of glass, though that’s an important part of it. It’s the intent.
He produces what amounts to Thomas Kincade for the top 5%.
The sale-able objects are just that, expensive trinkets.
The large installations are advertisements for the trinkets.