The Milwaukee Art Museum Dares Reveal Warhol's Later Years
You've seen Andy Warhol's classic Campbell's Soup cans and his bold, bright Marilyn Monroe silkscreen works, but you probably haven't seen the Pop master's art from the latter part of his life, which veered away from glamour and beauty. The Milwaukee Art Museum gives you a peek at those works with "Andy Warhol: The Last Decade," the first U.S. museum exhibit to examine the artist's final years through a survey of painted pieces.
Although Warhol received most of his acclaim from his '60s Pop Art, his output during decade before his death in '87 was far more prolific. The Milwaukee museum shows pieces from this period, including collaborations with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente that inspired the artist to return to painting by hand; abstract works, black-and-white ads, works examining death and religion, self-portraits, camouflage patterns and oxidation paintings—also known as "piss paintings" because he peed on them...nasty.
One of the highlights of the exhibit is the artist's play on Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" with a series that bears the same name. Made of acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, it's the largest series that Warhol produced in his 40-year career.
If seeing Warhol's later works gives you a hankering for his iconic early work, the MAM also is displaying "Andy Warhol: Pop Star," which features prints from the Marilyn and Mao portfolios. Both exhibits run through Jan. 3, 2010. Tickets cost $12 and kiddies are admitted for free.
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[Photo: Milwaukee Art Museum]
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