Press Release Upcoming Public Programs at The Andy Warhol Museum

EXHIBITIONS

Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent
January 31 – April 19, 2015
This is the first full-scale survey covering more than 30 years of work by American artist Corita Kent (1918–1986). In her rich and varied career, she was a designer, teacher, feminist, and activist for civil rights and anti-war causes. Her thousands of posters, murals, and signature serigraphs reflect these combined passions for faith and politics. Kent became one of the most popular graphic artists of the 1960s and 1970s, and her images remain iconic symbols that address the larger questions and concerns of that turbulent time and continue to influence many artists today.

While several exhibitions have focused on Corita’s work from the ‘60s, Someday is Now is the first major museum show to survey her entire career, including early abstractions and text pieces as well as the more lyrical works made in the 1970s and 1980s. The exhibition also includes rarely shown photographs Corita used for teaching and documentary purposes.

Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent is curated by Ian Berry, Dayton Director of The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, and Michael Duncan, independent curator and art critic, in collaboration with the Corita Art Center, Los Angeles. The exhibition is made possible with the generous support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Friends of the Tang Museum.

Exposures
Through March 1, 2015
Exposures features quarterly store window displays designed by local emerging artists and limited edition items designed by local and international artists available for purchase in The Warhol Store. The series title Exposures refers to artists given the chance to showcase their work in a broad, public arena—The Warhol Store and its street-facing windows.

The first iteration of the window series features work by Daniel Pillis, a Pittsburgh- based artist pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University. The first selection of artist-designed objects available in The Warhol Store features porcelains by artists Kara Walker, Alexi Morrissey, and Redraven.

EVENTS

FREE GOOD FRIDAYS presented by UPMC Health Plan
Friday, January 23 & 30, 2015
5–10 p.m.
The Warhol offers free museum admission, a cash bar, and Pittsburgh’s DJ Huck Finn in the museum’s entrance space. Presented by UPMC Health Plan.

Free

Public Opening: Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent
Friday, January 30, 2015
7–10 p.m.
This free public exhibition opening features live music by DJ Huck Finn and a cash bar. The event is part of Free Good Fridays presented by UPMC Health Plan throughout the month of January, offering free museum admission Fridays from 5– 10 p.m.

Free

Sound Series: Jessica Meyer and Seth Josel Saturday, January 31, 2015
8 p.m.
Warhol theater

The Warhol and the Music on the Edge Series welcome violist Jessica Meyer and guitarist Seth Josel. Meyer performs her own composition Sounds of Being for viola and loop pedal and premieres a new piece by Eric Moe for viola and electro -acoustics. Josel performs music by Berlin-based composers Peter Ablinger, Elena Mendoza, Makiko Nishikaze, and Ming Tsaoin. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Advance Tickets $15 general/$10 students; Door Tickets $20 general/$15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

OUT OF THE BOX: Time Capsule opening with Chief Archivist Matt Wrbican, Time Capsule Cataloguer Erin Byrne, and special guest Benjamin Liu
Friday, February 6, 2015
7 p.m.
Warhol theater
Join Warhol Museum Chief Archivist Matt Wrbican, Time Capsules Cataloguer Erin Byrne, and special guest Benjamin Liu (former Warhol assistant), as they take a look inside one of Warhol’s mysterious boxes. Warhol was an avid collector of art, Fiestaware, photographs, newspapers, dental molds, and especially the minutiae of his daily life. In 1974, Warhol began filling the first of his 610 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.
Tickets $10/$8 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Sound Series: Battle Trance

Saturday, February 7, 2015

8 p.m.
Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes the genre-defying saxophone quartet Battle Trance (comprised of Travis Laplante, Matthew Nelson, Jeremy Viner, and Patrick Breiner) on a tour supporting its debut release Palace of Wind on New Amsterdam Records. Performing primarily the music of member Travis Laplante, the quartet crosses boundaries and exists loosely within realms of contemporary classical music, avant- garde jazz, black metal, ambient, and world music; the new record challenges conventions of the saxophone as an ensemble instrument. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.

Tickets $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Youth Art Opening
Friday, February 13, 2015
5–10 p.m.
Teens from across Pittsburgh created a new series of prints in response to The Andy Warhol Museum’s exhibition Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent. See these young artists interpret Kent’s practice and respond through their own lens. Guests have the opportunity to print designs created by the young artists and take home original work.
Free with museum admission

Sound Series: Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival: Featuring Mak Grgić and Daniel Lippel with Michael Harrison
Friday, February 27, 2015
8 p.m.

Warhol theater

The Warhol and the Music on the Edge Series welcome Guitarists Mak Grgić and Daniel Lippel, who perform Radulescu’s Subconscious Wave and other works. Michael Harrison performs his hour-long work Revelation for re-tuned piano. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.

Advance Tickets $15 general/$10 students; Door Tickets $20 general/$15 students; Festival Pass $30 general/$20 student & senior; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

Sound Series: Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival: Featuring Flux Quartet and Mantra Percussion
Saturday, February 28, 2015
8 p.m.

Warhol entrance space

Flux Quartet performs Scelsi’s String Quartet #2, and other works. Mantra Percussion performs Michael Gordon’s epic hour-long piece Timbre for six 2 × 4 pieces of wood and light installation. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.

Advance Tickets $15 general/$10 students; Door Tickets $20 general/$15 students; Festival Pass $30 general/$20 student & senior; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

Sound Series: Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival: Featuring Ray-Kallay Duo, Flux Quartet, and Alia Musica
Sunday, March 1, 2015
6 p.m.

Warhol theater and entrance space

6 p.m.: Symposium Session, An Introduction to Microtonal Music with Frank Oteri (editor, NewMusicBox) and Robert Hasegawa (McGill University).
8 p.m.: Ray-Kallay Duo performs Enno Pope’s Rad, as well as works by Eric Moe (a premiere), Frank Oteri, Kyle Gann, among others. Flux Quartet and Mantra Percussion premiere a new work by Mathew Rosenblum, written for Flux Quartet and Mantra Percussion together. Alia Musica performs Nach-Ruf…entgleitend by Georg Friedrich Haas.

The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.
Advance Tickets $15 general/$10 students; Door Tickets $20 general/$15 students; Festival Pass $30 general/$20 student & senior; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412-624-7529

Half-Pint Prints
The First Saturday of Each Month, Beginning March 7, 2015
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Education Studio
This monthly silkscreen printing activity for families with children ages 1 to 4 years old takes place the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon, and it kicks- off Saturday, March 7. Families work with The Warhol’s artist educators to create silkscreen prints during this drop-in studio program.
Free with museum admission

Sound Series: Jace Clayton – The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner Saturday, March 14, 2015
8 p.m.

Carnegie Museum of Art Theater (Oakland)

The Warhol welcomes back Jace Clayton, a.k.a. DJ /rupture, who leads an ensemble work conceived for twin pianos, live electronics, and voice that brings fresh insight to the artistic legacy of Julius Eastman—the mercurial gay African American composer who mixed canny minimalist innovation with head-on political provocation. The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner comprises new arrangements and interpretations of a selection of Eastman’s piano compositions. As Clayton uses his own custom-designed “Sufi Plug Ins” software to live-process the pianos of David Friend and Emily Manzo, he also intersperses musical vignettes—performed by neo-Sufi vocalist Arooj Aftab—to lend context and nuance to the composer’s saga, which was cut short in 1990 at age 49. The event is co-presented with the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.

Tickets $20/$15 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

In Discussion: Art & Social Change: Movement-Makers in the Arts with DeAnna Cummings, Jasiri X, and Dr. Joyce Bell
Saturday, March 21, 2015
2 p.m.

Warhol theater

Join us for a discussion with DeAnna Cummings, Jasiri X, and Dr. Joyce Bell regarding the relationship between the arts and movements for social change. Cummings is a global thinker and leader in the realm of youth arts and development who translates the lessons from a local youth arts organization that she runs in Minneapolis, MN, for international audiences. Artist and educator Jasiri X is a leader in the contemporary struggle for civil and human rights. Moderator Dr. Joyce Bell is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research centers on race and social justice, with a focus on the lasting impacts of the Black Power Movement. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent.

Free with museum admission

Sound Series: A Winged Victory For The Sullen with special guest Loscil Wednesday, March 25, 2015
8 p.m.

Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes back the ambient music duo A Winged Victory For The Sullen, consisting of Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. Their second album, Atomos, was released on Kranky Records in fall 2014. The album was realized through a unique collaboration with Wayne McGregor, founder of Random Dance Company and resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet. Vancouver-based ambient composer Loscil (Scott Morgan), who has recently played festivals such as Decibel, Mutek, and Big Joy, opens the evening.

Tickets $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Sound Series: Perfume Genius, with special guest Jenny Hval Friday, March 27, 2015
8 p.m.
Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes Perfume Genius, aka Seattle native Mike Hadreas, who gained immediate recognition with his 2010 debut album Learning, which was called “an album of rare, redemptive beauty…one of the most uniquely endearing and quietly forceful debut albums of recent years” by Drowned In Sound. Hadreas’s touring performance supports his distinctly different second album Too Bright, produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley, and employing a rawer, visceral, and darker sensibility with a full band as opposed to solo piano. The highly innovative Norwegian artist and song-writer Jenny Hval opens the show.

Tickets $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Cynthia Hopkins: A Living Documentary Saturday, March 28, 2015
8 p.m.
Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes back performance artist Cynthia Hopkins in the stripped- down, one-woman-show, A Living Documentary, in which Hopkins plays both herself and an eclectic cast of characters, driven by a song cycle of original compositions. Ultimately, a comedic, no-nonsense reflection on the trials and tribulations of earning a living as a professional theater artist in the 21st century, the show combines elements of musical comedy, documentary, and fiction, and it asks a myriad of questions about the realities of artistic life in New York City. This performance contains nudity and strong language.

Tickets $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Sound Series: Rob Mazurek and Black Cube Friday, April 10, 2015
8 p.m.
Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes back composer and cornetist Rob Mazurek (voted musician of the year by Italian jazz magazine Musica Jazz) with his latest ensemble Black Cube SP, which features his long standing trio São Paulo Underground, with the addition of Thomas Rohrer.

Tickets $15/$12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

Corita Kent in Her Contexts: Art, Craft, Politics, and Society Saturday, April 18, 2015
2 p.m.
Warhol theater

Ori Soltes, professorial lecturer in theology and fine arts at Georgetown University, explores Corita Kent’s contributions to art history. Visual art has rarely been devoid of connections to religion and politics, and the hierarchy of visual artistic categories—architecture, sculpture, and painting; painting and photography; art and craft—has often offered blurred boundaries, particularly in the modern era. Kent often articulated those connections and helped identify that one form of self- expression is no more “art” than another. This program is presented in conjunction with Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent.

Free with museum admission

Waldman International Arts and Writing Award and Recognition Event Sunday, April 19, 2015
10:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Entrance space, Warhol theater, underground studio

This recognition ceremony celebrates the winners of the Waldman International Arts and Writing Award competition. The winners’ work will be on display in the museum’s lobby on April 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a partnership with The Holocaust Center, The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum, and Partnership 2Gether (P2G) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Free admission for competition participants and their families

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 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, 1:30–5 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 is a collaborative environment where visitors investigate ideas about art and culture while working alongside artist/educators, staff, and volunteers.

Daily Gallery Talks

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.

Pop Generation
Last Thursday of each month, 11 a.m.
For the generation that inspired Warhol, Pop Generation is a new program exclusively for older adults, age 65 and over, which takes place the last Thursday of each month and features educational tours and complimentary refreshments. For a list of tour topics, please visit http://www.warhol.org/whatson/publicprograms/. Tickets $10/Members free