Warhol Exhibit Coming to Glen Ellyn
WDCB’s Gary Zidek talks to McAninch Arts Center director Diana Martinez and Cleve Carney Museum of Art curator Justin Witte about plans to present an Andy Warhol exhibition in 2023.
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College of DuPage’s Cleve Carney Museum of Art made waves last summer with its Frida Kahlo exhibition, which featured 26 original Kahlo paintings on loan from the Museo Dolores Olmedo. The west suburban museum is hoping to make a similar splash NEXT year, when it presents an exhibit of another legendary artist, Andy Warhol. Thanks in part to a Bank of America art program and a little-known College of DuPage connection to the pop icon, the Cleve Carney Museum of Art will present a new Warhol exhibition that will open on June 3 2023.
Cleve Carney Museum of Art curator Justin Witte & McAninch Arts Center director Diana Martinez
Over 35 years after his death, Warhol’s legacy continues to influence contemporary art and culture. His thoughts on fame and celebrity seem especially prescient today. It’s natural to wonder what Warhol would think about the internet and social media.
The upcoming exhibition will encompass both the CCMA and the McAninch Arts Center, unfolding across roughly 10,000 square-feet of space. Martinez says visitors will be able to engage with several interactive elements, including a historical timeline, video archive installation, interactive mural, children’s print factory area, Studio 54 experience and Central Park-inspired outdoor café.
Andy Warhol
