Tag: andy warhol

Andy Warhol in ‘Pearlstein/Warhol/Cantor’ at Betty Cunningham

Sixteen years before his solo debut at LA’s Ferus Gallery, Andy Warhol was just another art student at Carnegie Tech. Here, the whimsical character, if not the elegantly wavering line of his later commercial illustrations is prefigured in a student assignment from 1946. (At Betty Cunningham Gallery on the Lower East Side through Feb 13th).

 Andy Warhol, Kids on Swings, tempera on board, 31 x 26 7/8 inches, 1946.

Michel Majerus at Matthew Marks Gallery

Before his untimely death in 2002 at age 35, Berlin-based artist Michel Majerus was hailed as a quintessential information age artist, mixing images and info from unrelated sources to suggest a stew of influences more than a coherent statement. Here, Andy Warhol’s discount Raphael abuts an ecstatic youth from an ad, suggesting two takes on transcendent experiences. (At Matthew Marks Gallery‘s 522 West 22nd Street location).

Michel Majerus, o.T. (69), acrylic on cotton, two panels, each: 119 ¼ x 93 ¼ inches, 1994.

Sean Bleuchel at Nicole Klagsbrun

Sean Bluechel, 'Banana Pissing Bananas on Trockel,' glazed ceramic on wall, 2012.
Sean Bluechel, ‘Banana Pissing Bananas on Trockel,’ glazed ceramic on wall, 2012.

Andy Warhol is at the top of the contemporary art market, Rosemarie Trockel has a well-received solo exhibition at the New Museum.  Neither’s accomplishments seem to phase Sean Bluechel, whose glazed ceramic bananas (reminiscent of Warhol’s famed fruit) appear to rain down on a Trockel knit wool painting from 1986 in ‘Banana Pissing Bananas on Trockel.’  (At Chelsea’s Nicole Klagsbrun, through January 19th.)

‘Regarding Warhol’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

'Regarding Warhol' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
‘Regarding Warhol’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Andy Warhol’s Cow Wallpaper and Silver Clouds, originally created for a solo show at Leo Castelli Gallery in 1966, reunite in the final room of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ‘Regarding Warhol’ exhibition for a jolt of interactive fun.  Join Merrily on Sunday, Nov 18th (10am – 11:30am) for a small group tour of this blockbuster show.  (Space is limited to six participants.  $40pp.  To make a reservation, please email merrily@newyorkarttours.com.)