Press Release Upcoming Public Programs at The Andy Warhol Museum

EXHIBITIONS

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: Belle & Sebastian with special guests Yo La Tengo

Saturday, July 13, 2013
8 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)
Stage AE

Co-presented with PromoWest North Shore & Opus One Productions

The Warhol partners with PromoWest North Shore and Opus One Productions to present Belle & Sebastian at Stage AE for their Pittsburgh debut. Since emerging out of Glasgow, Scotland in ’96, the band has been hugely influential in the broad realm of indie-pop, with multiple albums in the UK top 20. They will be supporting their latest release The Third Eye Centre, a compilation of B-sides from the past decade, on a rare U.S. tour of summer festivals, before heading back into the studio for a new release in 2014. The dynamic indie-pop/rock trio Yo La Tengo from Hoboken, NJ will open the show.

Tickets: $35; Visit www.ticketmaster.com or Stage AE Box Office

OUT OF THE BOX: Time Capsule opening with Time Capsules Cataloguers

Friday, July 19, 2013
7 p.m.
Join Time Capsules Cataloguers Erin Byrne, Marie Elia and Elaina Vitale in the Warhol theater as they take the first look inside one of Warhol’s unopened boxes! Warhol was an avid collector of art, Fiestaware, photographs, newspapers, dental molds and especially the minutiae of his daily life. In 1974, he began filling the first of his 600 Time Capsules with source material, correspondence and clothing. The Time Capsules reflect more than Warhol’s personal life—they act as an insightful snapshot of the time and contain a wealth of information for researchers.

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Voices Gallery Talk: On Display: The Telling of Our Stories with Rayden Sorok and Donna Christopher
Saturday, July 20, 2013
2 p.m.

The Warhol’s Voices program is an ongoing series of public dialogues and gallery talks by various scholars, community activists and artists. These programs provide context and spark dialogue about the issues raised in the museum’s exhibitions. During the Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Caldwell Linker exhibitions, Voices will present a diverse range of speakers discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender (LGBQT) themes related to these exhibitions. Rayden Sorok and Donna Christopher will join Maritza Mosquera in a dialogue on queer and transgendered issues involving art and the body.

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Rox Performance Academy Concert

Saturday, July 20, 2013
3 p.m.
The Warhol and B.P.O. Elks Allegheny Lodge #339 present a youth music concert featuring performers from the Rox Performance Academy and the Pittsburgh Banjo Club. ROX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, INC. (“ROX”) is a Pennsylvania non- profit organization dedicated to providing a group performance experience to youth, in a healthy and family oriented environment, regardless of a family’s income.
Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Voices Gallery Talk: He, She, It, They, You and Me with Michael David Battle and Evelyn Pavolva
Saturday, July 27, 2013
2 p.m.

The Warhol’s Voices program is an ongoing series of public dialogues and gallery talks by various scholars, community activists and artists. These programs provide context and spark dialogue about the issues raised in the museum’s exhibitions. During the Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Caldwell Linker exhibitions, Voices will present a diverse range of speakers discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender (LGBQT) themes related to these exhibitions. Michael David Battle and Evelyn Pavlova will be joined by local youth and facilitate a conversation about current ideas on gender language and identity of person.

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Sound Series: Psychic TV / PTV3 Friday, August 16, 2013
8 p.m.
New Hazlett Theater

The Warhol welcomes Psychic TV / PTV3 for a rare performance at New Hazlett Theater. Fronted by performance artist, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Psychic TV (born out of Industrial Music pioneers, Throbbing Gristle) made highly innovative and provocative music from the early 80’s to mid-90’s. In 2003, drummer Edley ODowd of the legendary NYC rock band Toilet Boys persuaded Genesis to rekindle her rock spirit and Psychic TV, which became known as “PTV3”. For this special performance, the band will feature Genesis Breyer P-Orridge -vocals, violin; Edley ODowd – drums, samples; Alice Genese – bass; Jeff ‘Bunsen’ Berner – guitar, Jess Stewart – keyboards; and projections by Jeanne Angel & Sam Zimmerman. The performance is presented in connection with the exhibition, Genesis Breyer P- Orridge: S/HE IS HER/E on view through September 15, 2013 at The Warhol. Tickets $25/$20 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

Artist Talk: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Saturday, August 17, 2013
2 p.m.
Join artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge for a talk related to the arc and trajectory of h/er life as art including COUM Transmissions, Fluxus, Mail Art, and performance art from the late 1960s to the present. The talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: S/HE IS HER/E, which investigates how s/he has reinvented and reintroduced h/erself as a groundbreaking performance artist, pioneer of industrial music, and essayist, with a focus on 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).

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Voices Gallery Talk: Troubling the Line: an excerpt – Poetry Reading and Conversation with Jenny Johnson and friends
Saturday, August 31, 2013
2 p.m.

The Warhol’s Voices program is an ongoing series of public dialogues and gallery talks by various scholars, community activists and artists. These programs provide context and spark dialogue about the issues raised in the museum’s exhibitions. During the Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Caldwell Linker exhibitions, Voices will present a diverse range of speakers discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender (LGBQT) themes related to these exhibitions. Jenny Johnson’s poems have appeared in The Best American Poetry 2012, The Southern Review, Blackbird, The Collagist, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics and elsewhere. She also won Beloit Poetry Journal’s Chad Walsh Poetry Prize in 2011 for her poem “Aria” and is currently a Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh where she teaches writing.

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Sound Series: Scout Niblett
Thursday, September 19, 2013
8 p.m.
The Warhol presents an evening with Scout Niblett to launch the fall 2013 Sound Series. Niblett makes her first appearance at The Warhol in support of her latest release “It’s Up to Emma” on Drag City Records. Originally from Nottingham, England, and often drawing comparisons to PJ Harvey and Cat Power, Niblett has developed a signature spartan song structure with a unique sonic range, often performing solo on electric guitar, or with a drummer (as is the case with this appearance). This latest release is widely considered her most emotionally raw, personal and stark.
Tickets $15/$12 Members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

OUT OF THE BOX: Time Capsule opening with Time Capsules Cataloguers Saturday, September 21, 2013
2 p.m.
Join Time Capsules Cataloguers Erin Byrne, Marie Elia and Elaina Vitale in the Warhol theater as they take the first look inside one of Warhol’s unopened boxes! Warhol was an avid collector of art, Fiestaware, photographs, newspapers, dental molds and especially the minutiae of his daily life. In 1974, he began filling the first of his 600 Time Capsules with source material, correspondence and clothing. The Time Capsules reflect more than Warhol’s personal life—they act as an insightful snapshot of the time and contain a wealth of information for researchers. This event will also feature an interactive live stream with the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) London, providing a unique opportunity of exchange with live audiences in both Pittsburgh and London. http://www.ica.org.uk/

Free with Museum admission/ Members Free; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Sound Series: Kurt Vile & the Violators Wednesday, September 25, 2013
8 p.m.
Carnegie Music Hall

The Warhol welcomes The Philadelphia-based psychedelic-folk troubadour Kurt Vile and his dynamic band the Violators. Given their expanded profile from the past two years of extensive touring and accolades around Vile’s previous release, Smoke Ring for My Halo, they will shift from The Warhol’s theater to the Carnegie Music Hall. The current tour supporting the new Matador Records release, Wakin On A Pretty Daze, has included a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman, as well as major summer festivals such as Coachella, Primavera and Field Day. Tickets $18/$15 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

RAD Day 2013, Featuring FREE admission
Sunday, September 29, 2013
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
As part of RADical Days 2013, The Warhol is offering FREE admission from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 29. RADical Days is an annual event celebrating the region’s assets with free admission, musical and dance performances and family activities offered by arts and culture organizations, parks and recreation, and sports and attractions that are funded by RAD.

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.