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Yesterday I scoped out the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Power Station of Art museum. To me, a solid hallmark of a good exhibition is that I walk out wanting to buy the artist’s prints, dress like his muse ( Edie Sedgwick, with her bleached bob, coal-lined eyes and wearing nothing but massive earrings, a mariniere and black undies) and ravenously fill the pages of my creative journal. This is the best art exhibition I’ve been to in Shanghai – one with a huge selection of works portraying the story of Warhol’s creative evolution. And, the Power Station itself is an incredible space with neck-craning installations and uninterrupted views of the South Bund and neighboring Expo graveyard.
No, you don’t have to exit through the gift shop, which sells Warhol coloring books.
Warhol’s sketches of the male form… in denim… with happy trails and heart tattoos.
The exhibition included Warhol’s ‘Time Capsules’ that showcased his younger work as an illustrator and creative director at magazines, as well general rockstar memorabilia from later in his life, including invitations to Studio 54 parties and hand-written notes from celebs thanking him for their portraits.
Warhol’s celebrity portrait photography has clearly influenced Terry Richardson and Juergen Teller.
Debbie Harry radiating total babe-itude.
Only in China… while the guard had stepped away for a bit, a few of us thought that this part was an interactive installation. It wasn’t.
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