May 15, 2012
Warhol is one of 23 craters on Mercury to be recently approved for names by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), joining other notable artists, authors and musicians like Gustav Holst, Rene Magritte and Dr. Seuss who now have craters named in their honor on the first rock from the Sun.
May 14, 2012
Andy Warhol is perhaps the most recognizable Pittsburgh artist, and a huge collection of his work has a home at The Warhol museum. There are two cannot-miss pieces here – “Time Capsules” and “Campbell’s: Ode to Food.” “Time Capsules ” are part of the archive collection at the museum and are an incredible, somewhat accidental work by Warhol. For three decades, Warhol filled basic cardboard boxes with trinkets, mementos and random items that inspired him in his everyday life. He’d collect items and put them into a box, seal them and send them to storage. The curators are still working to catalog each of the 610 boxes that make up “Time Capsules.” At any given time, one of the boxes may be opened and viewable to the public, giving museum-goers a rare look into Warhol’s life before his death in 1987.
May 14, 2012
But 25 years after his death, the pop artist’s reputation and impact on the contemporary art world show no signs of fading. His iconic images of everyday consumer objects and celebrities consistently command high prices and draw enthusiastic crowds to museum and gallery shows.
May 9, 2012
Never one to capture a dull moment, with the flash of his camera, Kost turns his subjects into the superstars they always dreamed of being. This May, luxury fashion house Hugo Boss have partnered up with The Andy Warhol Museum to present ‘Of An Instance’, an exhibition of Kost’s recent works. With a common theme of façade running throughout, the show offers an overview of Kost’s vibrant work to date, set in close dialogue with a selection of iconic large format Polaroids from The Andy Warhol Museum’s collection. Each of Warhol’s pieces have been carefully considered and selected by Kost in order to enhance the intimate relationship between the work and his own. Director of the museum Eric Shiner commented: “Kost, like Warhol before him, is deeply intrigued by the hidden beauty of the world around him. Whether in an underground club, behind closed doors, or under the veneer of heavy makeup, Kost’s party people, beautiful boys and outrageous drag queens all pay homage to Warhol’s subjects of decades past.”
May 9, 2012
In Arne Svenson's exhibition "About Face" at The Andy Warhol Museum, the New York photographer takes portraiture to a new level, although that may not be immediately evident. Sensitively conceived, technically superb depictions of middle and high school students make for an appealing show on their own. But learning that the children have autism spectrum disorder adds significance to the images' emotive content.