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Blake Gopnik-“Andy Warhol: What Makes Him a Great Artist”- June 3
Opening Day for WARHOL exhibition features a talk by Warhol expert, Gopnik author of "Warhol," the definitive biography.
The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the College of DuPage (COD) campus will present a wide variety of thought-provoking programming in conjunction with the upcoming WARHOL exhibition opening June 3 and continuing Sept. 10.
The programming has been developed to support the exhibition, which unfolds across nearly 11,000 square-feet of exhibition space. In total, more than 200 original Warhol works will be on display, including the 94 works from “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection” on loan through Bank of America’s Art in our Communities® program, and a collection of 150 Warhol photographs and original works from the College of DuPage’s Permanent Art Collection. Visitors will experience Andy Warhol’s life through interactive exhibits, recreations and videos created exclusively for this exhibition including a historical exhibit, Kids Pop Art Print Factory, Studio 54 Experience, Central Park-inspired outdoor space and Silver Clouds installation.
One of the special programming events is Blake Gopnik: “Andy Warhol: What Makes Him a Great Artist.” The lecture will take place at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn on the campus of College of DuPage, Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m.
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Gopnik conducted extensive research to create an in-depth look into Andy Warhol from historical to social to artistic perspectives. Gopnik will present the clearest documentation to date of a mysterious man and an artist who constantly avoided definition, and whose work continues to impact our art and culture today. Gopnik is the author of "Warhol," the definitive biography of the Pop Art artist. He has been the staff critic at the Globe and Mail, the Washington Post and Newsweek, and critic-at-large for ArtInfo and Artnet News. Gopnik is a regular contributor to The New York Times and posts his Friday Pic on his website blakegopnik.com and his Warhol findings at Warholiana.com.
Tickets to Blake Gopnik: “Andy Warhol: What Makes Him a Great Artist” are $10 but free to anyone who has purchased a ticket to the WARHOL exhibition. For more info: WARHOL2023.
