Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life And Legends


Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends

October 4, 2008 – February 15, 2009

Mint Museum of Art : Jones, Dwelle, Belk Galleries

 

 

 

 

 

The iconic works of Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, will be on view October 4, 2008 – February 15, 2009. This landmark exhibition Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends presents rarely seen selections from Bank of America’s prized Warhol collection, sponsored by Bank of America Corporation.

 

Andy Warhol, born Andy Warhola (1928-1987), became the central figure in the Pop Art Movement that emerged in the United States in the 1950s and increased in popularity during the 1960s. Pop Art became one of the major art movements of the 20th century with its themes and techniques drawn from popular culture.

 

Warhol, as an artist and an avant-garde filmmaker, became a renowned celebrity whose life was often one of controversy. Today, Warhol’s acclaim as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century is legendary. His art has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and is highly collectible.

 

The exhibition will feature approximately 60 selections from various Warhol portfolios in the Bank of America Collection. Among the portfolios considered are the Endangered Species Portfolio, the Flowers Portfolio, the Myths Portfolio, the Muhammad Ali Portfolio, and the Space Fruits Portfolio. Each portfolio consists of up to ten color screenprints. Using mass production techniques to create works, Warhol erased traditional distinctions between fine art and popular culture. From household objects to Hollywood starlets, Warhol’s subjects captured the essence of American culture.

 

Note - There are numerous resources available about Warhol, the goal of this wiki page is to focus on Warhol's prints and the techniques he used to make them. Other sources point to valuable, authoritative books and links.

 

Special Links

 

Warhol Prints - Resources

 

Educational Resources

 

General Resources

 

Media Resources

 

About Andy Warhol

 

Warhol Fun

 

Print Resources in the Mint Museum Library

 

 

Programs

Special Lecture, MMA

Sunday, October 5, 3:00 pm

Free to Mint members, or after admission

Dr. Tom Sokolowski, director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, will discuss the life and art of this iconic figure in the history of American art. Supported in part by the generous contribution of Barbara & Ed Crutchfield.

 

Family Fun Saturdays: Sensational Soup Cans

Saturday, October 11, drop in between 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Mint Museum of Art

Kids free, when accompanied by a paying adult!

Mint Members free!

Every month your family is invited to come by the Museum's

classroom art studios and enjoy art-making together!

 

This Saturday, view the exhibition Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends, then make your own series of soup can pictures in Warhol's style. Projects are geared for all ages.

 

 

Lecture, MMA

Friday, October 17, 10:30 am program, 10:00 coffee

Free to Mint members, or after admission

The Friends of the Mint will host Mike Watson, artist, instructor and gallery curator for The Art Institute of Charlotte,  who will discuss Pop Art and Andy Warhol’s influence on design.

 

Night at the Museum: When Theater & Visual Arts Collide

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, November 5, 6 & 7, 7:00 pm at the Mint

Museum of Art

Free.

On Q Productions returns to present the original play The Waiting Place by Stacey Rose. As Andy Warhol drew from popular culture for his subjects, this

play shows the encounter of people from all walks of life while they wait at a bus stop. They share perspectives on their daily lives, the effect of war on families, giving unconditional love, and living out their passions.

 

Curator’s Tours, MMA

Mint Museum curators share their insights on special exhibitions during these informal gallery talks. Space is limited; registration required: 704/337-2098 or programs@mintmuseum.org.

Select Thursdays, 2:00-2:45 pm

Free to Mint members, or after admission

November 6 & December 4 – Charles Mo, Director of Fine Art

 

Target Family Fun Saturday: Make a Print at the Mint, MMA

Saturday, November 8, 10:30-2:30 pm

KIDS FREE when accompanied by a paying adult. FREE for museum members!

Each month, families are invited to drop by our classroom art studios and enjoy art-making together. Prepare to get messy!

 

Charlotte Symphony: Sight and Sound, Halton Theater, CPCC

Friday & Saturday, November 14 & 15, 8:00 pm

Single tickets sales begin August 11: $20, $10 for patrons under 25 & students. Call 704/972-2000 or www.charlottesymphony.org.

Composer Philip Glass is critically compared with Andy Warhol: both operated within the more avant-garde “high art” sphere, but both incorporated popular media forms into their work. In this concert, Resident Conductor Alan Yamamoto and the Symphony present a fascinating multi-media production. Sight and sound come together as iconic images by Warhol are married to Philip Glass’ minimalist masterpiece “String Symphony No. 3.” Also on the program, Maurice Ravel’s “Tzigane” and Leonard Bernstein’s sweeping score to the Marlon Brando movie On the Waterfront, with montages from this 1954 classic.

For details call 704/972-2000 or www.charlottesymphony.org.

 

Other Charlotte Symphony Concerts

Friday & Saturday, November 21 & 22, 8:00 pm: Gershwin, Mozart & Adams

Friday & Saturday, November 28 & 29, 8:00 pm: George Goes Gershwin at the Belk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Andy Warhol was not the first American artist pushing the boundaries of ”high art” and “low art.” Decades before Warhol, composer George Gershwin bridged classical traditions and popular culture. Two concerts feature his music.

For details call 704/972-2000 or www.charlottesymphony.org.

 

Panel Discussion: Pop Art/Pop Culture Post-Warhol, MMA

Sunday, November 16, 3:00 pm

Free to Mint members, or after museum admission

Andy Warhol’s radical multi-media experimentation in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s sparked debate about what could be called art. His bridging “high art” and “low art” freed other artists and art forms, and ultimately changed contemporary American life. Experts and practitioners in the areas of fashion, film, and music will reflect on the changes in their media and popular culture today since Warhol. Panelists include: Mike Watson, fashion instructor at The Art Institute of Charlotte, Sam Shapiro, Manager of Music and Movies of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Dr. Ronald Keith Parks, composer and professor of music at Winthrop University, and Alan Yamamoto, Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony.

 

Andy Warhol on Film, Main Library

Three Mondays, 7:00 pm

FREE

January 12 (Part I) & 19 (Part II): Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

Ric Burns’ epic documentary from 2006 will change what you think you know about the famed Pop artist. Featuring interviews with an array of confidants from art dealers to artists, Burns’ film portrays an extremely insecure man who lived with his mother through much of the Factory years, yet sought fame akin to the Hollywood starlets whose photos he tore out of Depression-era movie magazines. Warhol redefined how we think of art and culture, and this film may redefine what you think of the man.

 

January 25: A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams & the Warhol Factory

This is director Esther Robinson’s riveting personal inquiry into the mysterious 1966 disappearance of Danny Williams, a promising young filmmaker, Warhol’s lover, and Robinson’s uncle. Winner of the prestigious “Teddy Award” at the Berlin Film Festival and “Best NY Documentary” at the Tribeca Film Festival.

 

Lecture, MMA

Friday, January 16, 10:30 am, coffee at 10:00 am at the Mint Museum of Art

Friends of the Mint Lecture

Free with admission.

The Friends of the Mint welcome Gregory Pierce, Film & Video Technician at the Andy Warhol Museum, who will present “Andy Warhol Factory Diaries.”

 

Evenings with Educators: Andy Warhol

October 14, 20, 21, 28 & 30, 5:00-7:00 pm at the Mint Museum of Art

Call 704-337-2033 for more information.

 A series of five teacher in-service workshops will explore Warhol’s work within the context of popular culture, and critical and creative writing. Targeting language arts, social studies and visual arts teachers from Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, teachers will develop ways of using Warhol’s work in the classroom. Go to www.mintmuseum.org or contact the School Programs Coordinator at 704/337-2033.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Created by Joe Eshleman, Library Assistant for The Mint Museum