Latest Andy Warhol Stories
Acclaro announces winners of the social media contest “POP Your Culture With The Warhol D.I.Y. POP App”, which invited fans to translate their own culture into a Warhol-like digital screen print. The translation and localization agency has helped The Warhol expand into multiple new language markets and continues to provide specialty services in the cultural and non-profit realm. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Today, Acclaro, in association with The Andy Warhol Museum, announces...
New Jackson Hole exhibitions explore wildlife through art JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From photography and painting to sculpture and pottery, the National Museum of Wildlife Art's new summer 2013 exhibitions in Jackson Hole, Wyo., will explore humanity's relationship with wildlife through a variety of mediums: (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130321/PH81059-a )(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130321/PH81059-b ) Amazing Animals: John...
Acclaro announces a call for entries of cultural images translated into digital screen prints using The Warhol D.I.Y. POP App. The top prize for this juried contest is a trip for two to Pittsburgh, PA with a private tour of the museum, and The People’s Choice Award allows one winning photograph to become The Warhol’s Twitter and Facebook icon for 24 hours. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 New York-based translation and localization agency Acclaro announces “POP Your Culture With...
Young artists and writers join a prestigious list of Awards alumni including Zac Posen, Lena Dunham, Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Joyce Carol Oates & Robert Redford NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the country's longest-running and most prestigious award and recognition program for creative teenagers, today announced its 2013 National Award recipients. Fifteen high school seniors were honored with a Portfolio Gold Award, the highest...
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- As curator of the "American Focus" section at The Armory Show this month, Eric Shiner has been handed the nearly impossible task of capturing contemporary American art in a few thousand square feet. Just as calm and cheerful and insightful as he was when we interviewed him in December about his role as director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Eric kindly walked us through the four months leading up to his selection of the 30 artists and...
OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - Sleep (1965), an exceptionally rare serigraph by Andy Warhol, one of the late-twentieth century's most celebrated artists, is on view for the very first time at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) until May 1(st) 2013. The print, given to the NGC in 2010 by Marla and Larry Wasser from Toronto, immortalizes a member of Warhol's glamorous entourage, often known simply as "Warhol superstars." The work's image is taken from Warhol's earlier experimental...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Art.com, the world's favorite place to discover and buy art, today unveiled a new, fine art print collection of rarely seen images by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The late Basquiat was the first African-American artist to break the white male stronghold on Conceptual art in the 1980s with his controversial drawings and paintings, including "Untitled, 1984" and "Untitled, 1981." Now, Art.com is offering consumers the chance to own these...
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy Warhol once said, "The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting." Now, the wait is officially over as one of Las Vegas' premier cultural destinations, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (BGFA) debuts today its highly anticipated exhibition, "Warhol Out West." Organized in partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, this pioneering collection is centered around the iconic artist's depiction of all things Western. "Warhol...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Art studio, gallery and social club, FACTORY WEST, will be opening in West Hollywood at 7811 Santa Monica Blvd. The revolutionary new venue redefines the notion of creative space, reviving the spirit of pop art icon Andy Warhol's legendary New York City studio, the Factory. By day, the space will function as both a live studio and gallery for renowned contemporary street/pop artist and co-founder Louis Carreon; by night, FACTORY...
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the exhibit "Warhol: Headlines," the rich headline motif is traced through 80 works by the Pittsburgh Pop artist -- from paintings, drawings, prints, photography and sculpture to film, video and television. A major yet unexplored theme that ran through Warhol's entire career, the headline encompasses many of his key subjects, including celebrity, death, disaster and current events. Join The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania and the...
