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Bank of Scotland totalART Andy Warhol: A Celebration of Life . . . And Death
Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli 1979(c) The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Centre for the Arts
National Gallery Complex, Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
27 September 2007, 6-7.45pm
This is the second major exhibition of works by Warhol to be staged in Edinburgh within the last two years. While Andy Warhol: Self-Portraits, held at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA) in 2005, was devoted to only one of Warhol’s intriguing subject matters, Andy Warhol: A Celebration of Life . . . and Death spans four decades and encompasses his eclectic style.
This major retrospective, curated by Keith Hartley, Chief Curator and Acting Director of the SNGMA, is a rare opportunity to meet Warhol through his work in illustration, printmaking, photography, sculpture, painting and film. Unless you are fortunate to visit Warhol’s museum in Pittsburgh, you’ll find it hard to source such a well curated exhibition.
Whether you admire or loathe the work of Warhol, there is no escaping his influence on twentieth century western culture. For this event, we are going to explore the exhibition in a random style with a slight twist to our usual proceedings. Meeting us part of the way will be the art historian and critic, Jean Wainwright, a leading authority on Warhol who recently completed her PhD on Warhol’s audio recordings.