Wednesday, February 1, 2012


Are you an art connoisseur? How about a car enthusiast? If you are both, then good news! The Andy Warhol Museum is having an exhibition showcasing Warhol's car paintings and art. It's called the Warhol and Cars: American Icons exhibition, and it will take place on February 5th at the museum. There is a special members only viewing the night before, so if you can you should take advantage of the early visit. 

"Warhol and Cars: American Icons is the first exhibition to examine Warhol’s enduring fascination with automotive vehicles as products of American consumer society. This exhibition features more than forty drawings, paintings, photographs, and related archival material spanning from 1946 to 1986. As one of the most iconic and influential artists of the 20th century, Andy Warhol has helped to define America. His signature images of such American products and celebrities as Campbell’s soup cans, Coca-Cola bottles, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor have become instantly recognizable. The majority of the work in the exhibition is from The Andy Warhol Museum’s collection. 
The exhibition, traces the development of Warhol’s work with cars throughout his career. Warhol and Cars highlights include drawing created in the 1940s; works on paper of the 1950s, as well as paintings and prints from the 60s, 70s and 80s."

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