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Ricky Powell was the Eyes of a Vanishing New York

February 12, 2021 By Matthew Newton

“I’ve seen New York City get invaded and infested by cornballs,” Ricky Powell recently told Interview magazine. “A lot of the cool, interesting people are gone.” Powell, the photographer who…

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Vintage Valentines

February 9, 2021 By Nicole Dezelon

Show your love this Valentine’s Day by making vintage valentines in the style of Andy Warhol, using his drawing and rubber stamping process. In this short video, you will also…

greeting card with two children holding a sign that reads stop stringing me along, be my valentine

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Leyla McCalla

February 4, 2021 By Ben Harrison

As a reflection on Black History Month, we’re thrilled that songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Leyla McCalla, took a moment at home to record wonderfully intimate versions of two songs from her…

Woman with guitar sits on the steps of a cottage with weathered split-shake shingles.

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Making It: Stamping and Wrapping Paper

January 29, 2021 By Eileen Viloria

This short video from the museum’s learning department offers a simple demonstration on how to make fun and festive wrapping paper inspired by Warhol’s stamping technique, adapted for home use…

View from above of desk with scissors and cardboard.

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Julia’s Flowers

January 13, 2021 By Heather White

This short video from the museum’s Learning and Public Engagement Team offers a simple demonstration on how to make flower crafts in the spirit of Julia Warhola, Andy Warhol’s mother,…

Can of soup with flowers made from cray paper sprouting from the top.

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Lessons Learned in Pittsburgh

November 25, 2020 By Blake Gopnik

Twenty minutes up from the Warholas’ house, the Carnegie Institute was an inescapable landmark of downtown Oakland. Its grand concert hall, museums and library (a special favorite of Warhol’s) filled…

Warhol, standing behind a glass window, looks out at the viewer.

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Mail Art and Artist Trading Cards

November 25, 2020 By Eileen Viloria

Connect and collaborate with projects inspired by Warhol’s creative correspondence with fellow artist and friend, Ray Johnson. Mail art, Johnson’s artistic practice, began in the 1950s and used the postal service as a way to engage…

View from above showing a desk with pencils, markers, paper.

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Kambui Olujimi

November 20, 2020 By José Carlos Diaz

This conversation with Kambui Olujimi, recorded in September, is a follow up from my last studio visit in March, during the Armory Show and the initial outbreak of the COVID-19…

Man on Zoom call smiles while in conversation.

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Steve Gunn

October 25, 2020 By Ben Harrison

Steve Gunn performs “New Familiar” and “Morning is Mended” in this special “at home” Silver Studio Session. Credits Ben Harrison, Curator of Performing Arts and Special Projects Production by Foothold…