“WARHOL,” featuring “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank of America Collection” runs June 3-Sept. I think it’s a really great opportunity for people.” He was quite brilliant and he taught all of us so much and he had such an impact on the way we see the world and the way things are still presented marketing-wise. “Well it hasn’t been cheap or easy, but it will be fun. Andy used to say, ‘it needs to be fun, cheap and easy’. I think this is the perfect summer art show and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. “You have the Soup Cans, you have the Myths, you have the Endangered Species. The collection is child-friendly and also appropriate for people who aren’t art savvy, she added. I think we offer a really unique opportunity to not only see the art of an artist but to get to know the artist in a really fun and different, accessible way.” And our Central Park - you’re not going to see it anywhere else. And the Studio 54 experience is just going to be here. “And all of these exhibits are being created and the historical exhibit, which is so rich in context and information and history on Andy, is just going to be here. ![]() “You’re never going to see this here in DuPage County at this level, at this extent,” she said. Visiting the “WARHOL” exhibit this summer is the opportunity of a lifetime, Martinez said. 6 at College of DuPage, complete with disco dancing, a printmaking projects for the kids and an ice cream vendor. “It’s very touching and inspiring to see the creativity in each community and how everybody is taking it in their own way,” she said.Īndy Warhol’s 95th Disco Birthday Bash will be Aug. Westmont will honor its famous former resident, Muddy Waters, with a Muddy/Warhol art exhibit. Roselle’s annual Rose Parade will be pop-art themed. Several fire hydrants in Wheaton will be painted in pop art style. Transitional spaces will feature official Warhol designed and licensed hand-printed wallpaper, an interactive map of New York featuring key locations in Warhol’s life and videos containing interviews of and about Warhol.Īdditionally, there are 22 DuPage County communities that will offer Andy Warhol-related content this summer be it public pop art, special events or business and restaurant specials. ![]() There will be a Studio 54 experience, a Central Park-inspired outdoor space, Warhol’s interactive Silver Clouds installation and a Kids Pop Art Print Factory. There’s also … covers from Interview magazine, which he founded, and album covers he designed as well.”Ī historical exhibit will highlight key points in Warhol’s life and career. “Then we also have some portraits from the ‘70s and ‘80s and the very recognizable, popular Endangered Species series. There’s a beautiful Marilyn Monroe piece and a really fantastic set of flowers from the ‘60s as well,” said Justin Witte, curator of the museum. “It features original silk screens that range from the ‘60s through the ‘80s, which means it covers some of his iconic subject matter like the Soup Cans.
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