7 March - 14 June 2015
Mint Museum Uptown
at Levine Center for the Arts
Halston pictured in his new boutique Halston Ltd. with partners Frances Stein and Joel Schumacher Photo from Vogue November 1968 | |
Andy Warhol at a party with Mick Jaggar and model Penelope Tree Photo from Life April 1968 |
Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede is a captivating exhibition that, for the first time, unites the work of the two legendary men, offering a unique perspective on the intersections between their lives and creative practice. Organized by the Andy Warhol Museum in collaboration with Lesley Frowick (the niece of Halston), Silver and Suede integrates approximately 40 of Halston’s creations, including the iconic pillbox hat designed for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and his signature Ultrasuede shirt dress, with a broad selection of paintings, photographs, and videos by Warhol. It also features a variety of archival material and ephemera that further links the two men both creatively and socially and explores their shared influences and interests.
Warhol met Halston through fashion illustrator Joe Eula, with whom he collaborated in 1972 on the production of Halston’s fashion show for the Coty Awards at Lincoln Center. The two subsequently became close friends and colleagues who famously socialized with each other while also exerting a strong influence on each other’s work. Halston collected Warhol’s work which he displayed both in his 63rd Street townhouse and was, himself, a subject portrayed by Warhol in video, painting and photography. He often used patterns inspired by Warhol’s paintings in his designs. In 1979 Warhol dedicated a chapter of his book, Andy Warhol’s Exposures, to Halston, describing him as the “first All-American fashion designer.” The two remained close friends and colleagues until Warhol’s death in 1987. An illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition. Generous sponsorship support has been provided by the Mint Museum Auxiliary and the Young Affiliates of the Mint.
The exhibition at the Warhol Museum
Halston |
Andy Warhol |
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A trailer for the documentary Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston Source: http://exhibitions.warhol.org/halston/ The Andy Warhol Museum |
Archival film footage showing Andy Warhol making a silkscreen painting Source: http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/122#ixzz3F1NfkoUt San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
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The Great Halston from People magazine | Warhol's obituary from The New York Times | |
Watch a Halston 1980 runway show here | The Warhol Museum | |
When Fashion Met Art: Andy Warhol & Halston's Decades Long Friendship | Read The New Yorker article "Top of the Pops: Did Andy Warhol Change Everything?" | |
View the Halston collection at the Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology | Read "A One Man Market" from Intelligent Life |
Created by Joyce Weaver, Librarian for The Mint Museum