Stories

Yoko Ono

August 3, 2022 By Matthew Newton

Since 1996, Yoko Ono has invited people from around the world to write their personal wishes and tie them to a tree branch as Wish Tree. All the wishes are…

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Jens Lekman

June 28, 2022 By Ben Harrison

Jans Lekman performs “The Cherry Trees Are Still In Blossom” and “A Taste of Cherry” in this Silver Studio Session. Credits Ben Harrison, Curator of Performing Arts and Special Projects…

Screen grab from live performance, in black and silver. Jens Lekman sings, with his guitar visible in the lower right corner.

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Paola Pivi: Creation Stories and Making Possible the Impossible

June 10, 2022 By José Carlos Diaz

In the Old Testament’s Book of Genesis, God created the universe in one week. The land animals and man appeared on the sixth day. In this creation narrative, the first…

Michael Loveland

May 18, 2022 By Matthew Newton

Social Sculpture (2022), organized by José Carlos Diaz, is the second commission in the museum’s public art program and the most recent addition to The Pop District. The sculpture, sited in…

Typoe

April 7, 2022 By Marty Spellerberg

Over The Rainbow (2021), organized by José Diaz, The Andy Warhol Museum’s chief curator, is the first commission in the museum’s public art program. The mural, sited on an exterior…

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Warhol At Pitt: When Andy Returned to Pittsburgh

April 1, 2022 By Grace Marston

Andy Warhol is one of the most famous Pittsburghers in American history, yet his storied and often scandalous career in New York City tends to overshadow his Rust Belt roots.…

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Benji

February 25, 2022 By Ben Harrison

Benji performs “Rain” and “Black Satin” in this Silver Studio Session. Credits Ben Harrison, Curator of Performing Arts and Special Projects Production by Foothold Studios About Silver Studio Sessions Silver…

Screen grab from live performance, in black and silver. Benji sings and plays the guitar in front of a microphone. On the left, one of Andy Warhol's Silver Cloud is partially visable

Public Art

February 4, 2022 By Matthew Newton

Teen Fashion Workshops 2022

January 27, 2022 By Marty Spellerberg

Application Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2022 WHO: Pittsburgh area teens, ages 13–18, with an interest in trends, fashion and/or design WHAT: Discover your signature style through sustainable fashion practices. Learn…