If you wanted to catch a glimpse of Andy Warhol in the 1970s, you could reliably find him at New York’s Studio 54 club – holding court alongside Bianca Jagger and Grace Jones. Cross the Atlantic and fast forward half a century and the American pop artist – or, to be more precise, a selection of his works – are back for another party. Fotografiska, the art space in Mitte that took over the former Kunsthaus Tacheles in 2023, is hosting a new exhibition of Warhol’s photos with a launch event next Friday (17.05.2024). The show is called After the Party and promises to reveal “a different side” to Warhol – a glimpse at a vulnerable artist who sought belonging and companionship. Familiar celebrity portraits and intimate Polaroids of Warhol’s muses will be shown alongside more rarely-seen photographs and the titillating video piece “Blow Job”. On opening night the exhibition will be open extra late and is accompanied by a full music program with DJs, dance and vocal performances. Art combined with a little nighttime hedonism – the pop art pioneer would approve…
Text: Benji Haughton / Credit: 2024 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Licensed by Artist Rights Society, ARS, New York
Fotografiska, Oranienburger Str.54, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
After the Party opening: 17.05.2024 20–4h. Exhibition runs until 15.09.
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