Andy Warhol at the McNay

Yesterday, while enjoying a beautiful (but chilly) day at the Pearl Brewery (post to come soon), I saw the huge billboard directly above me that I had somehow missed from the highway.  I have been planning on making a trip to the local art museum, the McNay, for a few weeks now but have been putting it off as other things come up.  Well, it appears there is an Andy Warhol exhibit in town!!!!  I'm super excited and know my sister will be happy to join me in admiring his fabulous pop art.  


From the McNay Art Museum Website:

"Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune -an exhibition exclusive to the McNay and San Antonio- assembles over 150 objects in all media, drawn from the rich collections of the Andy Warhol Museum in the artist’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Looking at Warhol’s lifelong obsession with both fame and disaster, the works 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 chair. This diverse range of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and films spans the three prolific decades of Warhol’s career, beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing through 1986, the year prior to his death."

Local friends, the McNay offers free admission on Thursday evenings (thanks to HEB) from 4-9pm to see the general collection!  Horray!  There is an optional fee to see the Warhol exhibit ($7), which is quite the steal!  


I know where I'll be this Thursday.  Who's coming with me?