Andy Warhol - From A to B and Back Again Exhibit, NYC
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| Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962 | Photo: Press Assets/Whitney Museum of American Art |
When: Wednesday, November 7 - Sunday, November 11, 2018 (Members Only)
Monday, November 12, 2018 - Sunday, March 31, 2019 (General Admission)
Hot Spot: The Whitney Museum, NYC
Deets: Few American artists are as ever-present and instantly recognizable as Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Through his carefully cultivated persona and willingness to experiment with non-traditional art-making techniques, Warhol understood the growing power of images in contemporary life and helped to expand the role of the artist in society. This exhibition—the first Warhol retrospective organized in the U.S. since 1989—reconsiders the work of one of the most inventive, influential, and important American artists. Building on a wealth of new materials, research and scholarship that has emerged since the artist’s untimely death in 1987, this exhibition reveals new complexities about the Warhol we think we know, and introduces a Warhol for the 21st century.
The exhibition positions Warhol's career as a continuum, demonstrating that he didn't slow down after surviving the assassination attempt that nearly took his life in 1968, but entered into a period of intense experimentation. The show illuminates the breadth, depth, and interconnectedness of the artist’s production: from his beginnings as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s, to his iconic Pop masterpieces of the early 1960s, to the experimental work in film and other mediums from the 1960s and 70s, to his innovative use of readymade abstraction and the painterly sublime in the 1980s. His repetitions, distortions, camouflaging, incongruous color, and recycling of his own imagery challenge our faith in images and the value of cultural icons, anticipating the profound effects and issues of the current digital age.
This is the largest monographic exhibition to date at the Whitney's new location, with more than 350 works of art, many assembled together for the first time.
The exhibition is organized by Donna De Salvo, Deputy Director for International Initiatives and Senior Curator, with Christie Mitchell, curatorial assistant, and Mark Loiacono, curatorial research associate.
Partial view opens October 12, 2018
Floor 3
See a selection of groundbreaking film and video works by Andy Warhol, who experimented with new and developing technologies throughout his career.
The accompanying film program is co-organized with the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, and curated by Claire K. Henry, assistant curator.
Leadership support of Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again is provided by Kenneth C. Griffin.
Bank of America is the National Tour Sponsor
In New York, exhibition is also sponsored by
Generous support is provided by Neil G. Bluhm and Larry Gagosian.
Major support is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston; Foundation 14; Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Hill; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation; The Thompson Family Foundation, Inc.; and the Whitney’s National Committee.
Significant support is provided by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, Lise and Michael Evans, Susan and John Hess, Allison and Warren Kanders, Ashley Leeds and Christopher Harland, the National Endowment for the Arts, Brooke and Daniel Neidich, Per Skarstedt, and anonymous donors.
Additional support is provided by Bill and Maria Bell, Kemal Has Cingillioglu, Jeffrey Deitch, Andrew J. and Christine C. Hall, Constance and David Littman, the Mugrabi Collection, John and Amy Phelan, Louise and Leonard Riggio, Norman and Melissa Selby, Paul and Gayle Stoffel, Mathew and Ann Wolf, and Sophocles and Silvia Zoullas.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Support for the catalogue is provided by Acquavella Galleries and the Paul J. Schupf Lifetime Trust.
The opening dinner is sponsored by
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General admission tickets provide entry to all exhibitions. Purchase online until midnight the night before your visit.
$25 Adults
$18 Seniors and Students
$18 Visitors with Disabilities*
Free 18 and Under
Free Members
*Free admission for one accompanying care partner
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