EXHIBITIONS

Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei

Closes September 11, 2016
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, developed by The Warhol and the National Gallery of Victoria, with the participation of Ai Weiwei, explores the significant influence of these two artists on modern and contemporary life, focusing on the parallels, intersections, and points of difference between their practices—Warhol representing 20th-century modernity and the “American century,” and Ai representing life in the 21st century and what has been called the “Chinese century” to come. At The Warhol, the exhibition creates a dialogue between the artists, throughout the seven floors of the building. Visitors experience more than 350 works in drawing, film, new media, photography, painting, sculpture, wallpapers, and publishing, including some of the major contributions by both artists, each of whom is as famous for his artistic persona as for the work he produced.

Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body

October 21, 2016 – January 22, 2017
Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body presents the first comprehensive look at Andy Warhol’s engagement with the body. Highlighting The Warhol’s permanent collection, and including rarely traveled loans, this exhibition broadly examines Warhol’s work, from student drawings to late paintings of the 1980s. This exhibition reveals the parallels between Warhol’s personal history—including his struggles with his own physical appearance, such as early signs of balding in 1950s and the gruesome scars following his shooting in 1968—and the treatment of the body as a subject in his work.

Exposures: Adam Milner: Remains

November 2, 2016 – January 15, 2017

The Warhol presents the seventh iteration of the Exposures series: Remains by Adam Milner. Remains, a new work made expressly for The Warhol, presents an installation of fragmented bodies made up of casts, mementos, and detritus from our everyday lives. Working within a social and performance practice, Milner creates collections and archives that blur boundaries between private and public, the intimate and detached. This Exposures project is incorporated in the museum galleries, and Milner excavates both his personal life as well as the museum archives collection to assemble site-specific works that reveal a deep desire to understand where a body begins and ends, who has control of it, and how we can better empathize with non-human bodies.

Activist Print

Throughout 2016
Activist Print is a collaboration between The Warhol, BOOM Concepts (a creative hub for artists to incubate ideas), and the North Side printmaking studio Artists Image Resource (AIR). Activist Print is inspired by the long history of artists using silkscreen and print-based media to raise awareness of contemporary issues and inspire change. Three Pittsburgh artists, Bekezela Mguni, Paradise Gray, and Alisha B. Wormsley, have been invited to create socially and politically inspired print work in this yearlong project. The Activist Print series is exhibited on the windows of the Rosa Villa, a building across the street from The Warhol. Artworks from Gray’s The Disappearing Black Culture in Pittsburgh Series are currently on view.

EVENTS

Sound Series: Yo La Tengo with special guest Lambchop Wednesday, September 14, 2016

8 p.m.
Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland)

The Warhol welcomes back Yo La Tengo, one of the most respected and unwavering bands in independent music. For more than 30 years and 14 albums, the group has charted its own course. A Stereogum review says, “In the best possible sense, Yo La Tengo can feel less like a band and more like a beloved national trust.” Similar to Television, which played the Carnegie Music Hall last fall, Yo La Tengo sits prominently on the trajectory of bands influenced by the Velvet Underground and its impact on rock music in the 60s. This unique evening also features, on its first Pittsburgh visit, the highly praised Nashville band Lambchop (led by songwriter Kurt Wagner), which has deftly subverted and honored traditions of country music for almost 20 years. On this rare and special occasion, both bands pull from their extensive catalogs, as well as perform new material and collaborate on each other’s songs. This performance is co-presented with 91.3 WYEP and Carnegie Museum of Art.

Tickets $20 / $15 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

TQ Live!

Friday, September 16, 2016
8 p.m.
The Warhol theater
The Warhol hosts TQ Live!, which presents a queer evening of dazzling performance, dance, poetry, comedy, resplendent fantasies, music, and so much more. This third annual performance series features artists and performers from the many LGBTQIA communities in the Pittsburgh region. Hosted by Joseph Hall, the line-up of performers includes Ginger Brooks Takahashi + Nica Ross, Joy KMT, Smokin’ McQueen, Sarah Elaine Smith, Angela Washko, and Anthony Williams, plus special surprise videos! Please note this performance contains adult subject matter and strong language. This event is co-presented with Trans-Q Television, a project of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for the Arts in Society, and it is produced by Scott Andrew and Suzie Silver.
Tickets $10 / $8 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

Pop Generation: Andy’s Antiquities

Thursday, September 29, 2016
11 a.m.
For the generation that inspired Warhol, Pop Generation features educational tours exclusively for older adults, age 65 and over. Donald Warhola explores the role of collecting in Warhol’s art. Registration is required at least two weeks in advance. Email popgeneration@warhol.org or call Leah Morelli at 412-237-8389.

Tickets $10 / Members free

Sound Series: An Evening with Joan Shelley Friday, September 30, 2016

8 p.m.
The Warhol theater

The Warhol is pleased to partner with Calliope to welcome Louisville, Kentucky- based singer/songwriter Joan Shelley for the first time to its intimate theater. Her latest release, Over and Even, a collaboration with guitarist Nathan Salsburg, was declared by NPR’s Bob Boilen to be “one of the most beautiful records of the year.” Influenced by both American and British folk revivals with artists such as Sandy Deny and Vashti Bunyan, Shelley has been charting her own unique course with striking lyrics and warm and genuine vocal delivery, coming off recent performances with Michael Hurley, and being joined on stage by fellow Kentuckian Bonnie Prince Billy. This performance is co-presented with Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society.

Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

RADical Day 2016, Featuring FREE admission

Sunday, October 2, 2016
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bring the whole family to The Warhol for a day of art and fun. While you’re here, visit The Factory underground to create your own work of art, and don’t forget to make your own screen test to share with friends and family. 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.

FREE

Sensory-Friendly Event for Adults (21+)

Friday, October 7, 2016
7 p.m.
Join The Warhol for a sensory-friendly program designed specifically for adults age 21 and over with autism spectrum disorders and those with sensory sensitivities. Explore Andy Warhol’s artwork through gallery discussions, activities, and art making. Each participant will have the opportunity to silkscreen print in the education studio and engage in lively and supportive discussions with museum staff. The museum will make accommodations during these events, such as providing quiet areas throughout the museum. There is a 20 person limit for the event, and registration is required. To register please contact Leah Morelli at morellil@warhol.org or call 412-237-8389.

Free for each participant and one guest

Sensory-Friendly Event for Teens and Young Adults

Saturday, October 8, 2016

10 a.m.

Join The Warhol for a sensory-friendly program designed specifically for teens and young adults 14 to 21 years old with autism spectrum disorders and those with sensory sensitivities. Explore Andy Warhol’s artwork through gallery discussions, activities, and art making. Each participant will have the opportunity to silkscreen print in the education studio and engage in lively and supportive discussions with museum staff. The museum will make accommodations during these events, such as providing quiet areas throughout the museum. There is a 20 person limit for the event, and registration is required. To register please contact Leah Morelli at morellil@warhol.org or call 412-237-8389.

Free for each participant and one guest

Takao Kawaguchi: About Kazuo Ohno Thursday, October 13, 2016

8 p.m.
The Warhol theater

The Warhol partners with Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania and The Asian Studies Center of the University of Pittsburgh to welcome experimental theater artist and dancer Takao Kawaguchi with his solo performance tribute to legendary Japanese butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, who passed away in 2010 at age 103. Kawaguchi mirrors and re-constructs Ohno’s movements based on video recordings of performances of early masterpieces including Admiring La Argentina (1977), My Mother (1981), and Dead Sea, Ghost, Wienerwaltz (1985). Kawaguchi is also a former member of the Japanese performance collective, Dumb Type, and is former director the Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. This seven-city tour of Takao Kawaguchi’s About Kazuo Ohno is produced and organized by Japan Society, New York and supported by The Japan Foundation Performing Arts JAPAN Program and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year 2016.

Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

Night of 1,000 Elvises

Saturday, October 22, 2016
7 p.m. VIP
8 p.m. General Admission
El Vez, the self-proclaimed “Mexican Elvis,” headlines The Warhol’s second annual fundraiser. This year’s theme “Night of 1,000 Elvises” invites you to dress up as your favorite Elvis. The museum’s seven floors are open to explore, and spaces are activated by a DJ, dancing, and an underground VIP “Viva Las Vegas” lounge, featuring casino games. The evening features a DJ set and special musical performance by El Vez. We’ll also have free Elvis-inspired temporary Tattly tattoos available throughout the night to complete your look. VIP tickets include access to the VIP lounge in the underground studio, unlimited drinks, and hors d’oeuvres. General admission tickets include hors d’oeuvres. Cash bars are available. Wigs, glasses, and other iconic Warhol- and Elvis-themed items are available for purchase in The Warhol Store.
Tickets VIP $250 / General $50 / $45 Members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412- 237-8300

Annual Teacher Open House

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
4:30 p.m.
The Warhol’s annual fall Teacher Open House features special exhibition previews, lectures, gallery talks, art-making and discussion activities, and classroom resources. Teachers in attendance may receive Act 48 credit hours and information about school partnership opportunities.

Tickets $10 (door)

Narcissister

Friday, November 4, 2016 8 p.m.

The Warhol theater

The Warhol and Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art welcome performance artist Narcissister to the museum’s intimate theater. Playing at the boundaries of masquerade, performance art, and activism, her performances blend humor, pop songs, elaborate costumes, contemporary dance, and her trademark mask as tools in deconstructing stereotypical representations of gender, racial identity, and sexuality while revealing the eroticizing effects of our commodity-driven culture. Please note, this performance contains adult content, strong language, and nudity. This performance is co-presented with Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art. Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

Henry Rollins

Thursday, November 10, 2016
8 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall (Oakland)
The Warhol welcomes back spoken word artist, musician, actor, author, radio talk show host, and iconic cultural gadfly, Henry Rollins. Primarily best known as the lead singer for the intense hardcore Rollins Band and the seminal punk band Black Flag, Rollins has also written more than 20 books, runs his own publishing company and record label 2.13.61, and hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW. His spoken word performances—“talking shows,” as he calls them—are a seamless (yet seemingly extemporaneous) mix of humor and outrage; pop culture, political commentary, and personal anecdote; healthy skepticism and rugged optimism. This performance is co-presented with 90.5 WESA and Carnegie Museum of Art. Tickets $25 / $20 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

My Perfect Body: 21+ Sip and Sketch Thursday, November 17, 2016

6 p.m.
The Warhol entrance space

In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, join us for a nude drawing class lead by artist educators. Sip a cocktail and sketch nude models in The Warhol’s entrance space. Participants can take a curator-lead tour of the exhibition with Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art. A cash bar is available. Tickets $15 / $12 Members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

DarkMatter: #ITGETSBITTER

Friday, November 18, 2016
8 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall (Oakland)
The Warhol partners with Carnegie Museum of Art and Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Arts & Society and School of Art to present DarkMatter, a trans South Asian performance art duo comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian. They refer to their performance #ItGetsBitter as an interruption, which exists within the boundaries of spoken word, stand-up comedy, fashion, and nursery rhymes. The duo shares stories of navigating the world in all of its ordinariness and peculiarity as trans South Asians, taking the audience on an emotional roller coaster all of the way from the personal to the political that ultimately strives to imagine new ways of being and resisting together.

Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

My Perfect Body: John Giorno and Flaming Creatures screening

Saturday, November 19, 2016
7 p.m.
Carnegie Museum of Art Theater (Oakland)

In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, poet John Giorno speaks with Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art, and Eric Crosby, Carnegie Museum of Art’s Richard Armstrong curator of modern and contemporary art, about his relationship to Andy Warhol and New York’s 1960s underground film culture. Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures (1963, 45 minutes) is screened before the discussion. Flaming Creatures is a seminal avant-garde film that created national controversy for its depiction of sexuality. Smith’s film, like many of Warhol’s, was about disrupting gender and sexuality norms and creating a new form of eroticism. FREE

My Perfect Body: Teen Sketch Party

Friday, December 2, 2016
6 – 9 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, join us for a sketch and pizza party for teens! Teens create figure drawings layered with stamps, stenciled patterns, and Dr. Martin’s dye, similar to Andy Warhol’s drawing technique in the 1950s. Teens also tour the exhibition with museum staff and discuss the pressures of body imagery in the media and celebrate the imperfect and unusual.

6 – 7:30 p.m. – Exhibition tour

7:30 – 9 p.m. – Pizza party and sketching in The Warhol’s entrance space Registration is required by contacting Sarica Feng at fengs@warhol.org or 412.237.8356.
FREE

My Perfect Body: Douglas Crimp and Before Pictures reading

Thursday, December 8, 2016
7 p.m.
The Warhol theater

In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, Douglas Crimp reads from his 2016 memoir Before Pictures, which tells the story of Crimp’s life as a young gay man and art critic in New York City during the late 1960s through the turbulent 1970s. The details of his professional and personal life are interwoven in this history of New York City at that time, producing a vivid portrait of both the critic and his adopted city. Following the reading Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art, leads a Q&A focusing on the points of intersection between Crimp’s latest book, research, and the themes of the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body. A book signing in The Warhol Store follows the event.

FREE

My Perfect Body: Body Beats Dance Party featuring Prince Rama

Friday, December 16, 2016
10 p.m.
The Warhol entrance space

In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, The Warhol and VIA present Body Beats, an after-hours dance party featuring Prince Rama, a psych- dance band from Brooklyn, comprised of sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson, with an immersive light installation by artist Kevin Clancy.

Tickets $15 / $12 Members; visit www.warhol.org or call 412-237-8300

My Perfect Body: James Elkins lecture

Friday, January 20, 2017
7 p.m.
The Warhol theater
In conjunction with the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body, James Elkins speaks about the limits of the representation of the body in contemporary and postmodern art, with reference to Andy Warhol’s work. Building on the arguments that he established in his seminal text Pictures of the Body: Pain & Metamorphosis, Elkins makes the case that Warhol’s work is a model for problems of abstraction and body image. A Q&A lead by Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art, follows. This program serves as a closing event for the exhibition Andy Warhol: My Perfect Body.

FREE

ONGOING PROGRAMS

GOOD FRIDAYS

Every Friday, 5–10 p.m.
For a more social experience, the museum is open late with a cash bar in the entrance space and half-price general museum admission.
Half-price general museum admission

The Factory (Underground Studio)

Tuesday–Friday, 1:30–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 12–5 p.m.
Visitors to our underground studio The Factory are encouraged to try out some of Warhol’s signature art-making techniques like blotted line drawing, acetate collage, and silkscreen printing.
Free with museum admission

Daily Gallery Talks

Experience tours and discussions on a wide range of topics including Warhol’s work practices, his life, and more. The 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. gallery talks are led by either Donald Warhola, artist educators, collections staff, or curatorial staff. The 1 p.m. talks are silkscreen demonstrations led by artist educators. These 30-minute talks include time for visitors to present their own insights and ask questions.

Free with museum admission