Museo Jumex will present the exhibition Andy Warhol. Dark Star. This survey provides an insight of the conceptual and technical shifts that marked Warhol’s art practice: from his paintings of consumer products, to the silk-screen series portraying movie stars, celebrities and disasters. Considering the historical context in which Warhol conceived these works, the curatorial selection emphasizes the utopian promises as well as the dark side of post-war media and consumer culture.
White Burning Car III, 1963. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts / Ambulance Disaster, 1963-1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts / Marilyn, 1967. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Museum Loan, Private Collection. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star. Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Tunafish Disaster, 1963. Cy Twombly Foundation / Silver Liz as Cleopatra, 1963. Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Gift of Mrs. Else Landauer, in memory of her husband, Walter Landauer, 1979. / 100 Cans, 1962. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1963. / Big Torn Campbell’s Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Large Campbell’s Soup Can, 1964. Private collection. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star. Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Gangster Funeral, 1963. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts / Sixteen Jackies, 1964. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Art Center Acquisition Fund, 1968 / Jackie, 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Jackie, 1964. La Colección Jumex, Mexico / Cow Wallpaper (Pink on Yellow), 1966 (reprinted 1994). The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh / Flowers (Retrospective Series), ca. 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Brillo Box (3¢ Off), 1963-1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Del Monte Peach Halves Box, 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box, 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star. Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Empire, 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh / Screen Test: Billy Linich (ST194), 1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star. Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
White Burning Car III, 1963. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts / Ambulance Disaster, 1963-1964. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution Dia Center for the Arts / Five Deaths on Turquoise, 1963. Private collection. Courtesy Acquavella Galleries / 5 Deaths, 1963. La Colección Jumex, Mexico / Self-Portrait, 1966. The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star. Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully. © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Andy Warhol. Silver Clouds (Andy Warhol Museum Series), 1965. Helium-filled metalized plastic film (Scotchpak). Fabricated by The Andy Warhol Museum with the support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and Billy Klüver. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Installation view Andy Warhol. Dark Star, Museo Jumex. Photo: Moritz Bernoully
The exhibition Andy Warhol. Dark Star has been organized by Museo Jumex in collaboration with guest curator Douglas Fogle. The support of many institutions and private collections for the loans has been essential. The exhibition, which will occupy all of Museo Jumex’ exhibition spaces, will be accompanied by two publications: a booklet and a catalogue co-published by Museo Jumex and Prestel.
Organized by Museo Jumex in collaboration with guest curator Douglas Fogle.
Exhibition design by Johnston Marklee.