Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years. Now through December 31 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Witness the fascinating dialogue between artists across generations when 50 prime examples of Andy Warhol’s paintings, sculpture, and films are presented alongside 100 works by leading contemporary artists including Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, and Ai Weiwei.
Free Lecture: Is Andy Warhol the Most Influential Artist of the Last Fifty Years?
Independent curator Mark Rosenthal leads a panel discussion about Warhol’s impact on contemporary art. Lecture is free with Museum admission. Sunday, October 21, 3-4:30 p.m., The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
On Friday and Saturday evenings, the Met stays open until 9 p.m. Hear live music in the Great Hall Balcony Bar. Or enjoy a relaxing meal in the Petrie Court Café and Wine Bar, a European-style restaurant set against the backdrop of Central Park. Reservations recommended for Wine Bar. Call 212-570-3964.
The exhibition is made possible by Morgan Stanley.
Additional support is provided by the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund and The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Foundation.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Andy Warhol, Self-Portraits, both 1967, acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
