Featured works are mostly pulled from the extensive Brant Collections.īrant's first purchase of a work by Warhol was the drawing "Campbell’s Soup Cans," (1962) followed by "Shot Light Blue Marilyn." He even collaborated with Warhol on producing two films L’Amour (1973) and Bad (1976). The exhibition also showcases Warhol's experimentation with numerous media, highlighting his vast contributions to the Pop Art movement. Photograph: By Tom Powell Imaging | Installation view, Thirty Are Better Than One at The Brant FoundationĪcross four floors of a light-filled Lower Manhattan gallery, the show covers many aspects of Warhol's artistry, from those early drawings and intimate Polaroids to popular silkscreens and sculptures. For example, there's a pastel-hued folding screen called "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" that Warhol made for a Tiffany's window in 1954, along with early illustrations he made in the 1950s using gold leaf, copper and ink. While the show includes some of Warhol's most iconic pieces (a Campbell's soup can and a Marilyn), it also highlights lesser-known works. RECOMMENDED: This major Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit at MoMA showcases 120 works by the renowned artist Now, Brant is showcasing more than 100 works by Andy Warhol for a landmark gallery show in the East Village called " Thirty Are Better Than One." The show, which spans the entirety of Warhol's career, is on view from May 10–July 31 on East Sixth Street with adult admission priced at $20. In the decades since, he kept collecting works by the artist who became both his friend and one of the most renowned artists of the modern era. Brant started acquiring works by emerging artist Andy Warhol. Back in the 1960s, a young art collector named Peter M.
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