Concernente a Warhol: Sessenta Artistas, Cinqüenta Anos

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Self-Portrait, 1967. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm). Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

De 18 de Setembro a 31 de Dezembro de 2012

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Before and After I, 1961. Casein on canvas, 68 x 54 in. (172.7 x 137.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Halston, 1981 (1981.536.1). © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

A exposição está estruturada em cinco seções temáticas: "Daily News: Da Banalidade aos Desastres", "Retratos: celebridades e poder", "Estudos Estranhos: Identidades Deslocadas", "Imagens de Consumo: Apropriação, Abstração, Serialidade", e "Sem Limites: Negócios, Colaboração, Espetáculo ".

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Icebox, 1961. Oil, ink, and graphite on canvas, 67 x 53 1/8 in. (170.2 x 134.9 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The exhibition is structured in five thematic sections: "Daily News: From Banality to Disaster," "Portraiture: Celebrity and Power," "Queer Studies: Shifting Identities," "Consuming Images: Appropriation, Abstraction, and Seriality," and "No Boundaries: Business, Collaboration, and Spectacle."

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Big Campbell's Soup Can, 19¢ (Beef Noodle), 1962. Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 72 x 54 1/2 in. (182.9 x 138.4 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

"Daily News: Da Banalidade aos Desastres" explora o engajamento de Warhol com as imagens da vida cotidiana, o seu interesse em itens da cultura americana consumista nos anos 1960, e sua atenção a questão de publicidade, tablóides e revistas. Esta seção também examina a conexão com artistas posteriores que também objetos apropriados do supermercado ou loja de departamento ou partes fascínio de Warhol com o desastre ou morte, incluindo Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, e Wei Ai Wei.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962. Silkscreen, acrylic, and graphite on canvas, 82 3/8 x 57 in. (209.2 x 144.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

"Daily News: From Banality to Disaster" explores Warhol's engagement with the imagery of everyday life, his interest in items of consumerist American culture in the 1960s, and its his keen attention to advertising, tabloids, and magazines. This section also examines the connection to later artists who also appropriate objects from the supermarket or the department store or share Warhol's fascination with disaster or death, including Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, and Ai Wei Wei.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Marilyn Monroe's Lips, 1962. Synthetic polymer, silkscreen, and graphite on canvas, 82 3/4 x 80 3/4 in. (210.2 x 205.1 cm) left panel; 82 3/4 x 82 3/8 in. (210.2 x 209.2 cm) right panel. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Red Jackie, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm). The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. (1998.1.54). © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

"Retratos: Celebridade e Poder" olha engajamento de Warhol com retratos para iluminar os artistas contemporâneos de continuar nas questões de fama ou infâmia na era do tablóide. Aqui o melhor dos retratos notáveis ​​de Warhol de celebridades estão emparelhados com exemplos contemporâneos de Elizabeth Peyton, Kilimnik Karen, e Cindy Sherman. A prática de Warhol dos retrato da sociedade da década de 1970, bem como seu envolvimento artístico com figuras políticas, é aqui explorado através de ligações com o trabalho de artistas que fazem esta prática em novas direções.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Flowers, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm). Mugrabi Collection. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

"Portraiture: Celebrity and Power" looks at Warhol's engagement with portraiture to illuminate contemporary artists' continuing interest in the issues of fame or infamy in the age of the tabloid. Here the best of Warhol's notable portraits of celebrities are paired with contemporary examples by Elizabeth Peyton, Karen Kilimnik, and Cindy Sherman. Warhol's practice of society portraiture of the 1970s, as well as his artistic engagement with political figures, is explored here through links with the work of artists who take this practice in new directions.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Flowers, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm). Mugrabi Collection. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Brillo Soap Pads Box, 1964. Silkscreen and enamel on plywood, 17 x 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm). Collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman, Detroit. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Nine Jackies, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 65 x 53 x 2 in. (165.1 x 134.6 x 5.1 cm) overall. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Halston, 1983 (1983.606.14-.22). © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Screen Test: Nico, 1966. Still of a 16mm film transferred to DVD, black and white, 4 min. Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Cow Wallpaper [Pink on Yellow], 1966. Silkscreen on wallpaper, 46 x 28 in. (116.8 x 71.1 cm) each. The Andy Warhol Museum. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Self-Portrait, 1967. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm). Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 90 x 70 in. (228.6 x 177.8 cm). The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 1998.1.498. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Jeff Koons (American, born 1955). Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988. Porcelain, 42 x 70 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 cm). San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Purchase through the Marian and Bernard Messenger Fund and restricted funds. © Jeff Koons

"Sem limites: negócios, colaboração, espetáculo "-A seção final da exposição-examina interesse de Warhol em parceria artística através de cinema, revistas, música e design. Também em primeiro plano é o seu fascínio com a criação de ambientes que envolvem o espectador totalmente. Uso freqüente de Warhol de motivos decorativos, como flores, fazem parte desta prática, e são contrastadas com trabalho semelhante por artistas como Jeff Koons e Takashi Murakami.

Jeff Koons (American, born 1955). Wall Relief with Bird, 1991. Polychromed wood, 72 x 50 x 27 in. (182.9 x 127 x 68.6 cm). Private collection. © Jeff Koons

"No Boundaries: Business, Collaboration, and Spectacle"—the final section of the exhibition—examines Warhol's interest in artistic partnership through filmmaking, magazine publishing, music, and design. Also foregrounded is his fascination with creating environments that envelop the viewer entirely. Warhol's frequent use of decorative motifs, such as flowers, are part of this practice, and are contrasted with similar work by artists such as Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami.

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, born 1957). Neolithic Vase with Coca-Cola Logo, 2010. Paint on Neolithic vase (5000–3000 B.C.), 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (24.8 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm). Mary Boone, New York. Courtesy: Mary Boone Gallery, New York

Nan Goldin (American, born 1953). French Chris on the Convertible, NYC, 1979. Silver dye bleach print, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2001. © Nan Goldin, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

Elizabeth Peyton (American, born 1965). Blue Kurt, 1995. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Private collection, New York. Courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown's enterprise. © Elizabeth Peyton

Francesco Vezzoli (Italian, born 1971). Liza Minnelli, 1999. Cotton embroidery on canvas in artist’s frame, 14 x 12 3/8 in. (35.5 x 31.5 cm) overall. Galleria Franco Noero, Torino, Italy. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome

Sigmar Polke (German, 1941–2010). Plastik-Wannen [Plastic Tubs], 1964. Oil on canvas, 37 3/8 x 47 1/4 in. (94.9 x 120 cm). Private collection, New York. © 2012 The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / ARS, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

"Consumir Imagens: apropriação, abstração, serialidade" explora estratégias formais de Warhol e uso inovador de pré-existentes fontes fotográficas, muitas vezes infinitamente repetidos em padrões de grade, sua apropriação da história da arte, e seu interesse em abstração. Estes trabalhos são agrupados com artistas da geração Fotos como Richard Prince e Cindy Sherman para seus usos de apropriação, ou com pintores contemporâneos, como Christopher Wool, cuja pintura padronizada Untitled brinca com all-over abstração e serialidade de formas de Warhol.

Hans Haacke (German, born 1936). Taking Stock (unfinished), 1983–1984. Acrylic on canvas with artist's frame, 95 x 81 x 7 in. (241.3 x 205.7 x 17.8 cm). Collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman, Detroit. © 2012 Hans Haacke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

"Consuming Images: Appropriation, Abstraction, and Seriality" explores Warhol's formal strategies and groundbreaking use of pre-existing photographic sources, often endlessly repeated in grid patterns; his appropriation of art history; and his interest in abstraction. These works are grouped with Pictures Generation artists such as Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman for their uses of appropriation, or with contemporary painters such as Christopher Wool, whose patterned painting Untitled plays with all-over abstraction and seriality in Warholian ways.

Christopher Wool (American, born 1955). Untitled, 1988. Alykd and flashe on aluminum, 72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm). Courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Karen Kilimnik (American, born 1955). Marie Antoinette out for a walk at her petite Hermitage, France, 1750, 2005. Oil on canvas, 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm). Private collection, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York

Kelley Walker (American, born 1969). Black Star Press: Black Star, Black Press, Star, 2004. Silkscreened chocolate and digital print on canvas, 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm) each; 36 x 84 in. (91.4 x 213/4 cm) overall. Beth Rudin de Woody. © Kelley Walker. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

Douglas Gordon (British, born 1966). Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain, as Andy Warhol, as Myra Hindley, as Marilyn Monroe, (detail), 1996. Chromogenic print, 29 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (75 x 75 cm). Audrey Irmas, Los Angeles, CA © 2012 Studio lost but found. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

"Estudos Queer: Shifting Identidades" destaca importância de Warhol como um artista que inovou na representação de questões de sexualidade e gênero no período pós-guerra. Esta seção também se esforça para representar uma nova abertura para diferentes variedades de identidade queer que a obra de Warhol introduzido, em grande parte através do trabalho de fotógrafos como Richard Avedon, Peter Hujar, Makos Christopher, Robert Mapplethorpe, e Opie Catherine.

Alex Katz (American, born 1927). Lita, 1964. Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 1/8 in. (152.4 x 152.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Gift of Lita Hornick, 1991 (74.1991). Art © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

"Queer Studies: Shifting Identities" outlines Warhol's importance as an artist who broke new ground in representing issues of sexuality and gender in the post-war period. This section also strives to represent a new openness toward different varieties of queer identity that Warhol's oeuvre ushered in, largely through work by photographers such as Richard Avedon, Peter Hujar, Christopher Makos, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Catherine Opie.

Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932). Helga Matura, 1966. Oil on canvas, 70 7/8 x 43 5/16 in. (180 x 110 cm). Art Gallery of Ontario. © Atelier Gerhard Richter 2012

Cindy Sherman (American, born 1954). Untitled, 1982. Chromogenic print, ed. 43 of 125, 15 7/16 x 7 1/8 in. (39.2 x 18.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Eugene M. Schwartz Gift, 1983 (1983.1101). Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

Edward Ruscha (American, born 1937). Burning Gas Station, 1966. Oil on canvas, 20 1/2 x 39 in. (52.1 x 99.1 cm). Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. © Ed Ruscha

John Baldessari (American, born 1931). Econ-O-Wash, 14th and Highland, National City, Calif., 1966–68. Acrylic and photoemulsion on canvas, 59 x 45 in. (149.9 x 114.3 cm). Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York and Paris, L.2011.26

Chuck Close (American, born 1940), Phil, 1969. Synthetic polymer on canvas, 108 1/4 x 84 x 2 3/4 in. (275 x 213.4 x 7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase, with funds from Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin. AW.2.14. © Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery