Skarstedt
is pleased to present an exhibition of Andy Warhol’s Late Paintings at its
uptown gallery this fall. These works, made during one of the artist’s most
prolific periods, signify a culmination of the themes and processes explored
throughout Warhol’s career. The exhibition will feature ten large-scale
paintings from the Skulls, Hammer and Sickle, Rorschach, Knives, Dollar Signs and
Reversals series, amongst others, and date from 1974 through 1987, the year of
Warhol’s death. Andy Warhol: Late Paintings will be on view at Skarstedt (20 E.
79th Street) from September 19 through October 31, 2015.
“I had
energy and wanted to rush home and paint and stop doing society portraits.”
In the late
1970s Warhol was turning fifty. Consumed with reexamining himself and his
accomplishments, he was looking for stimulation and change—something to inspire
him. Warhol often traveled to Europe, discovering new imagery to explore in his
work. And it was on a trip to Paris in 1977, while visiting the art museums
with Pontus Hultén, the founding director of the Pompidou, that Warhol
discovered this newfound motivation, and the stimulation to experiment with
untried ideas in painting.
Warhol
reengaged with the act of painting and developed new techniques, combining the
tools in his repertoire, including the mechanical production of his early Pop
paintings, and more recent innovations in process and abstraction. These
experimentations led Warhol to the abstractions of the Shadow and Oxidation
paintings and renewed his interest in the process of painting itself—going so
far as to highlight his own hand with his brushstrokes and finger made swirls
in his Ladies and Gentlemen paintings.
The late
works of Andy Warhol, as featured in this exhibition, represent a critical
transition for the artist, embracing his past while simultaneously looking
towards the future and establishing his lasting legacy.
Where: Skarstedt
Date: September 19 - October 31, 2015
Address: 20
E 79th St, New York
Cross
street: between Fifth and Madison Aves
Opening
hours: Tue–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–5pm
Transport:
Subway: 6 to 77th St
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