Andy Warhol Museum
April 27 – September 2
Various times
Bold, bright images of icons like Marilyn Monroe and Muhammad Ali. Stacks of household products like Brillo Boxes and Campbell’s Soup Cans. These instantly come to mind when thinking about the groundbreaking art of Andy Warhol. But what forces shaped the King of Pop’s formative years?
Featuring 300 objects — many on display for the first time — Adman: Warhol Before Pop spotlights the commercial sensibility that influenced the artist’s career during the 1950s — when the advertising industry was taking off in NYC.
Museum-goers will see Warhol’s award-winning work as a commercial illustrator, early drawings and books, rare photos, vintage advertisements and department store window displays. Also featured are intimate drawings of young men, archival travel materials and artwork Warhol produced with his mother.
Images reflect a variety of subjects, from children and shoes, to album covers and women’s fashions.
On April 28, don’t miss the reading and Q&A, “Andy Warhol’s Business Art,” featuring Blake Gopnik, Anthony Grudin and Alex Taylor, and the “Dandy Andy” tour exploring Warhol’s queer identity.
