Andy Warhol Museum is a museum dedicated to Andy Warhol. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the artist's hometown. Andy Warhol was an American artist. A master of the visual arts, he made films, painted pictures, and was even a leader of the pop art movement in the 1960s. The museum holds an entire collection of Andy Warhol's artworks, as well as his physical archives. The project to create a museum dedicated to Warhol's work is the result of a collaboration between Carnegie Institute, Dia Art Foundation, and Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (AWFVA).
Description of Andy Warhol Museum
Andy Warhol Museum consists of six floors of art galleries and a basement where the education studio and curatorial laboratory are located. The museum's holdings include all of Warhol's artistic works from the 1940s through the 1980s. Just to give some approximate numbers, there are 900 paintings, 60 films, 4000 photos, 2000 drawings, 4000 video recordings, and many more. Apart from the exhibition of visuals on the 4 walls of the gallery, the museum permanently broadcasts films or videos of Warhol. The museum also has a few works that do not belong to Warhol. It was considered worthwhile to hang contemporary works similar to those of Warhol.
How to visit the museum?
The best way to visit Andy Warhol Museum is to start on the top floor. This way you will follow the display of Warhol's artworks in chronological order. This would make it easier to understand his life story, which also entails understanding his art. As you progress to a lower level, you will see more contemporary and sophisticated artworks.
Excerpt from Andy Warhol's most beautiful works of art
Among Andy Warhol's most fabulous works is the "Campbell's Soup Cans" designed in 1961. This one showed iconic images of Cambell's soup cans in order to denounce commercialism at that time. Then there are portraits of celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley. We also have Brillo Boxes, one of Warhol's most beautiful sculptures. Through this work, the artist tries to redefine art and its value. It should be remembered that Warhol also made films. One that was particularly popular is entitled "Sleep", made in 1964.