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Andy Warhol Exhibit
Museum of Fine Arts
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), dubbed the Pope of Pop, is one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Beginning his career as a highly successful commercial illustrator and earning attention in the 1950s for his whimsical drawings of shoes, he would later garner much more money for his paintings and prints of shoes, some with diamond dust.
Like other pop artists, Warhol was inspired by advertising and mass culture. He turned the Campbell's soup can and the Brillo box into icons. In the process, he challenged conceptions of what actually constitutes art. His work shattered many barriers.
At the height of his career, Warhol, with his wild wigs, was part of an international social swirl. A man of many contradictions, Warhol enjoyed being viewed as a rebel, in part because he knew that image would help sell his work. But at his core, he remained surprisingly conservative.
Exhibit
Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends is being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in beautiful downtown St. Petersburg through August 16. Being shown are 72 screenprints, a specialty of Warhol's.
The exhibition features such classic Warhol images as Marilyn, Campbell's Soup I (Cream of Mushroom), Superman, Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mouse, Uncle Sam, Santa Claus, Howdy Doody, and many more. There is also a haunting self-portrait, The Shadow (1981), from the Myths series. Of course, Andy considered himself a myth.
Flowers and Space Fruit: Still Lifes, as well as Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, enhance this stellar exhibition. There also three Hand Colored Flowers, and six diamond-dusted Grapes. Warhol's Endangered Species had their first exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in 1983.
The Andy Warhol Porfolios: Life and Legends exhibition is provided by Bank of America's Art in Our Communities Program.
Special Events
Saturday, June 13, 1 p.m.
Movie: Artists of the Twentieth Century - Andy Warhol
Free with regular paid MFA admission. Free popcorn!
Saturday, Fourth of July, 6-10 p.m.
All-American Andy: See the exhibition. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and apple pie for sale. Watch the fireworks.
1960s and 1970s music and more.
Sunday, August 2, 1-4 p.m.
Warhol Family Day; Be inspired by the Warhol exhibition and some of the most inventive art ever produced. Create gigantic images with stencils, art sneakers, and a large 3-D sculpture. Fully accessible for all.
For more information on the MFA, call 727-896-2667 or check out the web site at www.fine-arts.org.
Image Credit:
Keith Haring, Andy Mouse (1986)
Keith Haring artwork, Copyright Keith Haring Foundation
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