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Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune

Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum

February 1-May 20, 2012

Drawn from the rich collections of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune looks at Warhol’s lifelong obsession with both fame and disaster. The 150 objects included in this broad survey juxtapose icons of popular culture, legendary entertainers, art world luminaries, and world leaders, with images of suicides, automobile accidents, skulls, and an electric ...More

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	Tell-a-friend Video: Chris Sauter: Empire Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum February 1-May 20, 2012 San Antonio-based Chris Sauter’s Empire pays homage to Andy Warhol’s 1964 film of the same title, substituting Southtown’s Pioneer Flour Mills factory tower for ...More
	Tell-a-friend Warhol Sunday Nights Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum April 1-May 20, 2012 Add more than 15 minutes of fun to your weekend! Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune is now open Sundays 5 to 8 pm through May 20. Enjoy extended exhibition hours, and ...More
	Tell-a-friend Double Features @ theMcNay Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 20, 2012 Silver screen stars appear on the last three Sundays of the exhibition Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune. May 20: Judy and Liza 4:00 pm Amid the excitement of the ...More
	Tell-a-friend Family Activity: Drawing with Scissors Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 27, 2012 Artist Shannon Crider shows families how to create an implied object inspired by Picasso’s Guitar and Wine Glass. Learn about Picasso’s work and use cut paper to make ...More
	Tell-a-friend EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum January 18-June 10, 2012 Baroque and Bauhaus styles appear in these theatre designs from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Ornate illusionist designs for works such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro ...More
	Tell-a-friend Sylvia Benitez, Eva Bovenzi and Henry Leo Schoebel - Three Painters Presented by Gallery Nord at Gallery Nord May 19-June 30, 2012 Art Opening and Artist Reception Saturday May 19th 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Three Painters: Sylvia Benitez (Seguin, TX)Eva Bovenzi (San Francisco, CA) and Henry Leo Schoebel ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets San Antonio Painters Exhibition Presented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center May 31-August 18, 2012 Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is pleased to present San Antonio Painters, an exhibition juried and curated by Barbara MacAdam, Deputy Editor of ARTnews magazine. This highly ...More

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Texas Sculpture Group Interior Exhibition Texas Sculpture Group Interior Exhibition Presented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center May 31-August 18, 2012 Blue Star Contemporary Art Center and the Texas Sculpture Group have collaborated to create an interior sculpture exhibition in the Middle Gallery and Gallery 4. This exhibition is juried and curated by British sculptor, Phillip King, and will be on view May 31, 2012 - August 18, 2012; the opening reception is from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on May 31, 2012. The following artists will be featured: Jerolyn Bahm-Colombik, Jill Bedgood, Steve Brundiak, Roger Colombik, Kurt Dyrhaug, Brooke...	Blue Star Contemporary Art Center	05/31/12- 08/18/12	San Antonio
Sky Patterson Solo Exhibition Sky Patterson Solo Exhibition Presented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center May 31-August 18, 2012 Artist Statement: I use paint for its transcendent behavior towards the subject. The color-filled abstract backgrounds and lack of contextual markers create an atmosphere for detachment. Through the disconnection of non-local color and raw treatment of paint, I explore the paradox of my subjects. My inspiration is spawned from my intimations of the human condition. We are always drawn to the figure because we are most familiar with and curious about ourselves. I approach the figure in...	Blue Star Contemporary Art Center	05/31/12- 08/18/12	San Antonio
EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum June 6-September 2, 2012 A celebration both of the greater African American story and Radcliffe Bailey’s personal discoveries about his family origins, the exhibition takes its title from sets of “medicine cabinet” sculptures. These containers along with other objects significant to the culture of the South allude to the artist’s ancestors and function as medicine as he reaches for memory to restore himself. Born in New Jersey and raised in Atlanta, Radcliffe Bailey possesses a great sense of...	McNay Art Museum	06/06/12- 09/02/12	San Antonio
Designed for Royalty: Staging the Coronation Designed for Royalty: Staging the Coronation Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum April 19-August 26, 2012 Explore the designs behind the Order of the Alamo Coronation, from the gowns to the stage, in the Witte Museum’s annual Fiesta exhibit. In addition to the bejeweled fiesta gowns, the exhibit features scale models and designs for the coronation stage as well as the designs for the gowns. The highlight of this year’s exhibition, and inspiration for the Witte’s 2012 Fiesta pin, is the gown worn by Marcella Leanora Heard Billups, Princess of the Glory and Grandeur of France in...	Witte Museum	04/19/12- 08/26/12	San Antonio

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