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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Andy Warhol Museum

Andy Warhol was probably the first artist who turned art into a business. He was almost solely  responsible for creating the Pop art genre.  He is currently the subject of an exhibition of certain of his works at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street)New York, NY 10028. Phone: 212-535-7710 (TTY: 212-650-2921  The show, entitled "Regarding Warhol, Sixty Artists, Fifty Years," runs until December 31, 2012.

Andy Warhol, in addition to being a painter and graphic artist, also produced a number of quirky movies, including his famous Chelsea Girls and Empire, which shows the Empire State Building in slow motion and runs for some 8 hours. In the late sixties and early seventies he hosted celebrities at his studio, The Factory, where he reportedly coined the phrase,  "In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes." Warhol died in New York in 1987.





In addition to Warhol, the exhibit at the Met features many other well-known pop artists, including David Hockney, Keith Haring and Deborah Kass. But it is Warhol who is the featured artist.

For those of you who cannot make it to New York, there is a museum dedicated to Warhol in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, it features a number of his art works. In addition when we were there recently, the work of Deborah Kass was also featured.

In addition to his art, the Museum also showcases some Warhol memorabilia, including his high school graduation picture from the Schenley High School yearbook and his diploma from Carnegie Institute (now Carnegie-Mellon University).

The 7 story museum is located at 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 237-8300. The museum is open every day except for Monday. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm except for Friday when the museum is open  until 10  pm.

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