Upcoming Exhibitions

love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death — Andy Warhol Media Works May 13–September 6, 2010 SAM Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries

Beauty and youth, fame and celebrity. Andy Warhol was consumed by such evanescent conditions. Through a series of works including photobooth strips, Polaroids, Screen Tests and stitched photographs, love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death — Andy Warhol Media Works delves into the artist’s insatiable engagement with all things ephemeral.

For instance, in Warhol’s contemplative Screen Tests—approximately 4 1/2-minute filmed portraits of Edie Sedgwick, Ann Buchanan, Nico, Lou Reed, Dennis Hopper and others—the artist captured a range of moods, often revealing a shifting nature in the sitter’s personalities over the duration of being filmed. In a series of self-portraits, Warhol exposes his fascination with his own image and his desire to probe as well as push the boundaries of identity.

love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death — Andy Warhol Media Works is on view concurrently with the exhibition Kurt and resonates with many of the works on view, as well as the exploration of fleeting celebrity, the effects it has on the celebrated, and the ways in which even a brief career can deeply move a generation.

–Marisa Sánchez, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

This exhibition is organized by the Seattle Art Museum. Support is provided by the Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS). Additional support provided by Contributors to the Annual Fund.

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