Press Release Upcoming Public Programs at The Andy Warhol Museum

Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years

February 2 – April 28, 2013

For decades, critics have observed that Andy Warhol exerted an enormous impact on contemporary art, but no exhibition has yet explored the full nature or extent of that influence. Through approximately forty-five works by Warhol alongside one hundred works by some sixty other artists, Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years juxtaposes prime examples of Warhol’s paintings, sculpture, and films with those by other artists who in key ways reinterpret, respond, or react to his groundbreaking work. What emerges is a fascinating dialogue between works of art and artists across generations.

Organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art with major loans from the collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Regarding Warhol will be installed throughout the museum and reveal Warhol’s extraordinary impact on contemporary art production.

Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years is made possible through the generous support of PNC Financial Services.

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: S/HE IS HER/E

June 15 – September 15, 2013

H/er first solo museum exhibition, S/HE IS HER/E, will showcase the breadth of P- Orridge’s art practice through over 100 works, dating from the mid 1970s to the present. With an art practice dating back to the late 1960s, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge has reinvented and reintroduced h/erself as groundbreaking performance artist, pioneer of industrial music, “wrecker of civilization”, essayist, and, most recently, as pandrogyne. H/er singular and, at times, provocative creative practice has exerted a profound influence on visual artists and musicians alike. Genesis has performed in a number of music projects including Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Pigface. A central focus for the exhibition is the Pandrogyne project – a complex and highly ambitious series of collaborative artworks by P-Orridge and his wife Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (1969-2007). Frustrated by what they considered to be socially imposed limits on personal identity and on the language of true love, P-Orridge and Lady Jaye sought to merge their two identities, using plastic surgery, hormone therapy, cross-dressing, and altered behavior to create the pandrogynous being, “Breyer P-Orridge.” An act of love, the work explores how fully two people can integrate their lives, bodies, and consciousnesses. Lady Jaye passed away in 2007, and the project continues with Genesis embodying the entirety of Breyer P- Orridge.

Caldwell Linker: All Through the Night

June 15 – September 15, 2013

Caldwell Linker has worked in photography for over 15 years and has produced a large body of work depicting LGBQT individuals and events. All Through the Night presents a selection of images executed since the artist’s relocation to Pittsburgh in 2007 and reveals an intimate and celebratory portrait of Pittsburgh’s vibrant LGBQT communities. From extravagant performances of local drag queens, house parties and simple afternoons on the porch, Linker’s images portray a broad spectrum of people, locations and emotions. Primarily composed with available light “as found” rather than staged, the photographs convey a sense of the communities’ rich social texture and intimate personal engagement.

Nick Bubash: The Patron Saint of White Guys That Went Tribal and Other Works
June 15 – September 15, 2013
The Patron Saint of White Guys That Went Tribal and Other Works, the first solo museum exhibition of work by Pittsburgh artist Nick Bubash features a recreation of the artist’s studio which focuses on a large group of found object sculptures. These sculptures reveal a playful approach to the artist’s practices and sardonic sense of humor. Bubash has exhibited extensively across the US since 1989, with work exhibiting a wide range of media and diverse stylistic approach. Bubash is also a nationally recognized tattooist and is the owner of Route 60 Tattoo in McKees Rocks.

EVENTS

Sound Series: Haleh Abghari and Lisa Pegher

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Warhol theater
8 p.m.

Co-presented with Music on the Edge, University of Pittsburgh Department of Music
The Warhol and Music on the Edge present a recital by soprano Halegh Abghari and Percussionist Lisa Pegher. Haleh Abghari will perform solo vocal works by John Cage, György Kurtág, and Georges Aperghis. Percussionist Lisa Pegher’s portion of the program will feature premieres by Patrick Burke and Mathew Rosenblum along with music by Paul Lansky, Joe Sheehan, and Andrew Knox.

Advance Tickets: $15/$10 Members & students; Door Tickets $20/$15 students Visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

OFF THE WALL 2013: David Cale: HARRY CLARKE

Friday, February 22 & Saturday, February 23, 2013 Warhol theater
8 p.m.

David Cale is an Obie-winning solo performer, writer and actor who has performed two sold out shows, A Likely Story and Palomino within the Off the Wall series. Cale returns to the Warhol with his new solo show HARRY CLARKE, a sexually charged and hilarious one-man thriller. HARRY CLARKE is the story of a shy mid- western man who feels more himself when adopting the persona of a cocky Londoner, Harry Clarke. Moving to New York and presenting himself as an Englishman, he charms his way into a wealthy family’s life, romancing two family members as the seductive and sexually precocious Harry Clarke, with more on his mind than love. With his spellbinding and emotionally nuanced storytelling, Cale has created a riveting story of a man leading an outrageous double life.

Directed by Joanna Settle.
Tickets: $25/$20 Members & students; visit www.ticketweb.com or call 412-237- 8300

OFF THE WALL 2013: SEINENDAN THEATER COMPANY – ROBOT/ANDROID – HUMAN THEATER
Friday, March 8 & Saturday, March 9, 2013
Warhol theater

8 p.m.
Co-presented with Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
The Seinendan Theater Company, created in 1983 in Tokyo and led by the highly influential and innovative theater director, Oriza Hirata, has collaborated with Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University, to develop “robot-human” theater, a new field involving a fusion of theater arts and science. This special project includes two short plays; Sayonara, which features an incredibly human-like android who consoles the human actor dealing with a fatal illness; and I, Worker, set in the near future and involving two robots interacting with a young couple (human actors), in a play that essentially questions the meaning and nature of work and its value and role in contemporary society. This program’s six-city tour is co-produced by Japan Society, New York and The Japan Foundation; and organized by Japan Society, New York.
Tickets: $25/$20 Members & students; visit www.ticketweb.com or call 412-237- 8300

PGH Photo Fair Speaker Series: Fred & Laura Ruth Bidwell of Transformer Station, Cleveland
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Warhol theater

6:30 p.m.

Co-presented with PGH Photo Fair
The PGH Photo Fair, through the auspices of Fugitive Vision, LLC, is sponsoring six talks on photography at a variety of venues in Pittsburgh on the 2nd Wednesday of every month leading up to the fair, which runs May 18-19, 2013. The Warhol is co-presenting two of the speakers in the series. The series aims to augment the already rich art and photography scene in Pittsburgh with speakers who will focus on the state of art, collecting, and connoisseurship. Visit www.pghphotofair.com, for more information, venues, and speaker bios.
Tickets FREE

Sound Series: Valgeir Sigurðsson

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Warhol theater
8 p.m.

The Warhol presents the Pittsburgh premiere of the ambient and minimalistic electro-acoustic music of Icelandic composer and musician Valgeir Sigurðsson. His third full-length album, Architecture of Loss (which also served as the score for a Stephen Petronio ballet), features like-minded, young composer Nico Muhly on piano, whose career was launched on Sigurðsson’s indie-classical label, Bedroom Community. Recently named one of NPR’s “Top 100 Composers Under 40” he is arguably best known for his collaborations; producing and engineering work by fellow Icelander Björk and Bonnie “Prince” Billy.
Tickets: $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300 FREE parking in The Warhol lot.

Sound Series: Mason Bates and IonSound Thursday, March 21, 2013
Warhol theater
8 p.m.

Co-presented with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

The Warhol partners with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to present a program of new electro-acoustic music, (including two pieces from their current resident composer, Mason Bates), all performed by the dynamic Pittsburgh-based ensemble, IonSound. Bates’ “Red River” conjures a journey down the length of the Colorado River, with cascading water figuration flowing into quicksilver electronica rhythms, and his “From Amber Frozen” offers an indigenous approach to a string quartet. Anna Clyne’s “Paint Box” zooms inside the cello, sonically and imaginatively, while Marcos Balter’s “Vision Mantra”stretches out a slow-motion epiphany in an ambient space. The program culminates in Martin Matalon’s stunning new score for the classic Luis Bunuel film “Un Chien Andalour,” which will be projected onto the museum’s walls while the ensemble performs. Mason Bates is the Music Alive Composer-in-Residence with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Music Alive is a national residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA.

Tickets: $18/$15 Members, students & PSO members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

Sound Series: NOW ENSEMBLE

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Warhol theater
8 p.m.

Co-presented with Music on the Edge, University of Pittsburgh Department of Music
The Warhol and Music on the Edge present NOW ENSEMBLE, a dynamic group of performers and composers dedicated to making new chamber music for the 21st century. The groundbreaking composer/performer collective will premiere Patrick Burke and Emily Pinkerton’s Rounder Songs. The program also includes works by Judd Greenstein, Mark Dancigers, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. With a unique instrumentation of flute, clarinet, electric guitar, double bass, and piano, the ensemble brings a fresh sound and a new perspective to the classical tradition, infused with the musical influences that reflect the diverse backgrounds of its members.

Advance Tickets: $15/$10 Members & students; Door Tickets $20/$15 students Visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

OFF THE WALL 2013: Young Jean Lee Theater Company: UNTITLED FEMINIST SHOW
Saturday, March 30, 2013
New Hazlett Theater

8 p.m.
Co-presented with New Hazlett Theater
Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company returns for its fourth installment in the Off the Wall series, following memorable performances demonstrating Lee’s subversive style and acerbic wit, dealing with Asian American stereotypes (Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven), African-American culture (THE SHIPMENT), and last year’s dark comedy about life’s futility (We’re Gonna Die). In Lee’s latest experiment around gender politics, UNTITLED FEMINIST SHOW features six charismatic stars of the downtown theater, dance, cabaret, and burlesque worlds who come together to invite the audience on an exhilaratingly irreverent, nearly-wordless celebration of a fluid and limitless sense of identity.

UNTITLED FEMINIST SHOW was co-commissioned through the Spalding Gray Award consortium including The Andy Warhol Museum, Performance Space 122, Walker Arts Center and On the Boards.
Tickets: $25/$20 Members & students; visit www.ticketweb.com or call 412-237- 8300

PGH Photo Fair Speaker Series: David Howe of 601 Artspace, NYC Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Warhol theater
6:30 p.m.

Co-presented with PGH Photo Fair

The PGH Photo Fair, through the auspices of Fugitive Vision, LLC, is sponsoring six talks on photography at a variety of venues in Pittsburgh on the 2nd Wednesday of every month leading up to the fair, which runs May 18-19, 2013. The Warhol is co-presenting two of the speakers in the series. The series aims to augment the already rich art and photography scene in Pittsburgh with speakers who will focus on the state of art, collecting, and connoisseurship. Visit www.pghphotofair.com, for more information, venues, and speaker bios.

Tickets FREE

OFF THE WALL 2013: Nora Chipaumire: Miriam

Friday, April 19 & Saturday, April 20, 2013
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
8 p.m.

Co-presented with Kelly Strayhorn Theater

The Warhol is pleased to partner with the Kelly Strayhorn Theater to welcome back dancer/choreographer, Nora Chipaumire. As a much anticipated follow-up to lions will roar…, a collaboration with fellow Zimbabwean and legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo (co-presented with the August Wilson Center in 2011). Chipaumire returns with Miriam, her first character-driven work, with influences such as Joseph Conrad’s writings; the life of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba; and the Christian iconography of Mary. Accompanied by a dynamic score from Afro-Cuban composer Omar Sosa, Chipaumire and fellow performer, Okwui Okpokwasili command the stage—both crime scene and sacred space—with a striking performance dealing with the objectification and power of the black female body and the alienating experience of living in exile. The tour of Nora Chipaumire is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Nora Chipaumire was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Tickets: Ticket range $15 – 25; visit www.kelly-strayhorn.org or contact the Box Office at 800-838-3006

Sound Series: Deerhoof, with special guest People Get Ready Friday, April 12, 2013
Warhol theater
8 p.m.

The Warhol welcomes back the original and innovative indie-noise/pop group, Deerhoof. The ensemble boasts eleven self-produced albums since emerging in ’94 in San Francisco. Uniquely able to embrace and deconstruct traditional “pop” conventions, the band has been consistently hailed by a variety of press, such as the NY Times declaring them “one of the most original rock bands to have come along in the last decade,” and FILTER stating “Deerhoof can walk into any musical territory and make it their own.” Current members are Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier. The high energy rhythms and melodic hooks of the Brooklyn-based ensemble, People Get Ready, open the show.
Tickets $18/$15 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300 Media Sponsor:

OFF THE WALL 2013: Sandra Bernhard: I Love Being Me, Don’t You?

Saturday, April 27, 2013
Byham Theater
8 p.m.

Co-presented with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Sandra Bernhard is an actor, comedienne, singer and author who has been challenging fans and critics with unforgettable stage shows since she got her start at L.A.’s Comedy Store in the ‘70’s. In I Love Being Me, Don’t You?, Bernhard delivers her unforgettable blend of outrageous humor, biting satire and fiercely energetic live performance.
Tickets: Ticket range $35 – 40; visit www.trustarts.org or contact the Box Office at Theater Square at 412-456-6666

Sound Series: Colin Stetson with special guest Sarah Neufeld (of Arcade Fire) Saturday, May 11, 2013
Warhol theater

8 p.m.

The Warhol welcomes Montreal-based saxonphonist, Colin Stetson for an evening of forward-thinking, genre-defying, multi-phonic, melodic and layered compositions. On a tour supporting his third solo full-length album on Constellation Records, Stetson visits the museum’s theater, following extensive touring with an array of musicians and bands such as Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and The National. Sarah Neufeld, of Arcade Fire, opens the show.

Tickets $18/$15 Members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300 FREE parking in The Warhol lot
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ONGOING PROGRAMS

GOOD FRIDAYS
Every Friday, 5 – 10 p.m.
Half-Price Admission and cash bar
For a more social experience, the Museum is open late with a cash bar in the entrance gallery and special half-price regular Museum admission. Many Good Fridays also feature special programs including music, film, performances, and more. Be sure to check our online calendar for specific weekly special programming (additional ticket pricing may apply).

The Factory (Underground Studio)
Weekdays, 2 -5 p.m., Weekends, 12 – 4 p.m.
Free with Museum admission
The Factory is a lively studio program where Museum visitors can create art alongside artist/educators while exploring Warhol’s artistic practice. It’s a collaborative environment where visitors investigate ideas about art and culture while working alongside artist/educators, staff and volunteers.

Weekday Gallery Talks
Weekdays, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Experience a range of topics including Warhol’s work practices and more. Subjects vary depending on current exhibitions and guest speaker. Guest speakers include curators, artist educators, and more. These 30 minute talks include time for visitors to present their own perspectives and questions.

Daily Films
Weekdays, 12:30 p.m.; Weekends; 12:30 p.m. & 3p.m.
Warhol’s film and video works screened in our theater.