The Warhol Announces Unseen: Permanent Collection Works Opening November 3, 2023 Read the full release and access images in the museum's press room. Andy Warhol, Red "Blank", ca. 1963, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.   The Andy Warhol Museum announces Unseen: Permanent Collection Works, on view November 3, 2023 – March 4, 2024. The more than 60 works in Unseen have never been displayed since they entered The Warhol’s collection. Some represent riffs on or experiments with well-known Warhol images. Others are previously unshown examples of larger series depicting images that were of importance to Warhol. The fact that these works have never been shown reflects the enormity of the museum’s collection and the complexity of Warhol’s legacy. Changing tastes of successive museum administrations means that certain objects have been either favored or overlooked. The explicit sexual content of some of the works has also contributed to them not being publicly displayed. Most importantly, the unseen nature of these works reflects the fact that there is always something new to learn about Andy Warhol and his work. “The Warhol staff works every day with an extraordinary collection that continues to surprise and confound. Unseen is an opportunity for the museum to delve into areas of the collection that are new even to us,” said Patrick Moore, director of The Warhol. “These are objects that are both esthetically beautiful and that have stories to tell. We’re proud to share them with the public for the first time.” Extensive research on the works in the exhibition has revealed many previously unknown facts, which have raised both additional awareness of the collection and of Warhol’s practices and intentions. These findings will also be part of the exhibition. To complement the exhibition, a schedule of public programs is being organized and will be announced at a later date. Unseen: Permanent Collection Works is curated by Patrick Moore, director of The Warhol, with the support of Matt Gray, director of archives, Signe Watson, independent researcher, and The Warhol collections and exhibition department. A press preview of the exhibition that includes a tour with Patrick Moore, director of The Warhol, will take place on November 2 at 2 p.m. at The Warhol. Reservations are required. Email press@warhol.org. Unseen: Permanent Collection Works is made possible through support provided by the Curatorial Vision Fund. Leadership support for the Curatorial Vision Fund is provided by Jim Spencer and Michael Lin, and Scott M. Mory.

The Andy Warhol Museum Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Additional information about The Warhol is available at warhol.org. The Warhol receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Established in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The museums reach more than 1.4 million people a year through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events.

GEORGE YEPES: “LA UVALDE DOLOROSA/VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE" ALTAR (THE UVALDE LADY OF SORROWS ALTAR).

 GEORGE YEPES: “LA UVALDE DOLOROSA/VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE"

ALTAR  (THE UVALDE LADY OF SORROWS ALTAR).


TIKKUN OLAM: TO REPAIR THE WORLD

   "Like Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (1518 - 1594, Venice, Italy), George Yepes 
   has the ability to pull down from heaven the designs which God has for 
   humans and paint them so people can discover through the paintings 
   what they are deaf to in words”.

   Dr. David Carrasco, Professor - Historian of Religions
   Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
   Director, Moses Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project
   Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America
   Divinity School - Harvard University

La Dolorosa/Virgen de Guadalupe altar in honor the 21 victims of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting.

La Uvalde Dolorosa bears the pain of 21 bleeding wounds for the 21 victims: Her Sacred Heart skewered with 7 daggers and 14 large swords piercing her chest and abdomen. 

The Uvalde pieta banner is draped across her lap.

La Dolorosa/Virgen de Guadalupe wears the crown of thorns from the crucifixion.  

Behind La Dolorosa is her flaming aura of La Virgen de Guadalupe.

La Dolorosa's green cloak of La Virgen de Guadalupe has turned to ultramarine blue with white stars. 

Her white gown is marked by the bleeding flow from her Sacred Heart and abdomen to form the red and white stripes of the United States flag. 

Above and behind La Dolorosa is the cross of the crucifixion carved into the Uvalde oak tree from the City Seal of Uvalde, Texas.

The 21 Doves above La Dolorosa/Virgen de Guadalupe are the ascending souls of the Uvalde victims.   

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Phillips’ Photographs Auction Achieves £2.3 Million, Led by Richard Avedon’s 1955 Dovima with Elephants

Phillips’ Photographs Auction Achieves £2.3 Million, Led by Richard Avedon’s 1955 Dovima with Elephants   Ten New Auction Records Set Including those for Michael Halsband, Markus Brunetti, and Amanda Means   London, 19 May 2023 Sale Total: £2,383,155 / $2,958,687 / €2,742,296 Lots Sold: 129 | Lots Offered: 166 Sold by Lot: 78% | Sold by Value: 86%   Yuka Yamaji, Head of Photographs, Europe, and Rachel Peart, Head of Department, London, said, “We are thrilled with the sale total of £2.3 million achieved today. The 17th edition of ULTIMATE was 100% sold, with Maria Svarbova’s Grössling City Bath realising a world auction record at £38,100. Eight out of the eleven artists featured in ULTIMATE achieved world auction records, seven of those artists are women, and four are Korean. The compelling response from our global collecting community for contemporary Korean photographs in our sale today demonstrates the growing demand for works by trailblazing image-makers from that region. We were particularly pleased with the result achieved for Rala Choi’s auction debut with A woman lying on the sofa which soared to £27,940, over double the estimate. We saw enthusiastic international bidding for SPOTLIGHT: A Private London Collection, with five works from the collection featuring in the top ten, including the top lot of the sale.”   Top Ten Lots Lot Description Estimate Price Achieved 138 Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August, 1955 £100,000 - 150,000 £139,700 $173,438/€160,753 9 Peter Lindbergh, Kate Moss, Harper's Bazaar USA, Long Island, New York, 1994  £70,000 - 90,000 £139,700 $173,438/€160,753 8 Helmut Newton, Big Nude: Yuko, Camilla, Raquel, Una and Verina, 1993  £40,000 - 60,000 £57,150 $70,952/€65,763 131 Mert & Marcus, Missy Running, 2005 £30,000 - 50,000 £57,150 $70,952/€65,763 145 Michael Halsband, Andy Warhol + Jean-Michel Basquiat #143, New York City, July 10th, 1985 £20,000 - 30,000 WORLD AUCTION RECORD £20,000 - 30,000   £48,260 $59,915/€55,533 154 Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971 £6,000 - 8,000 £48,260 $59,915/€55,533 19 Markus Brunetti, Paris, Cathédrale Notre-Damefrom FACADES, 2006-2015 WORLD AUCTION RECORD £25,000 - 35,000 £48,260 $59,915/€55,533 36 Sally Mann, Holding Virginia, 1989 £8,000 - 12,000 £44,450 $55,185/€51,149 64 Chris Smith, Ali and The Beatles, 1964 £15,000 - 20,000 £40,640 $50,455/€46,764 150 Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway, Hollywood, 1977 £10,000 - 15,000 £40,640 $50,455/€46,764   New Auction Records Lot Description Estimate Price Achieved 11 Tania Franco Klein, Toaster, (Self-portrait) fromOur Life in the Shadows, 2016 £15,000 - 25,000 £19,050             $23,651/€21,921   *previous record price: 18,900 GBP set in 2022 12 JeeYoung Lee, Resurrection from Stage of Mind, 2011 £10,000 - 15,00 £22,860             $28,381/€26,305   *previous record price: 1,200 AUD set in 2019 15 Maria Svarbova, Grössling City Bath, 2020 £12,000 - 18,000 £38,100 $47,301/€43,842   *previous record price: 6,300 GBP set in 2021 16 Amanda Means, Light Bulb (008BYs), 2007 £10,000 - 15,000 £38,100             $47,301/€43,842   *previous record price: 22,500 GBP set in 2020 17 Reine Paradis, L’Envol from Jungle, 2016 £12,000 - 18,000 £10,160           $12,614/€11,691   *previous record price: 10,000 GBP set in 2019 18 Jung Lee, Heart, 2018 £15,000 - 25,000 £35,560           $44,148/€40,919   *previous record price: 3,000,000 KRW set in 2008 19 Markus Brunetti, Paris, Cathédrale Notre-Dame from FACADES, 2006-2015 £25,000 - 35,00 £48,260            $59,915/€55,533   *previous record price: 40,320 GBP set in 2022 20 Jungjin Lee, Wind 04-54, 2004 £25,000 - 35,000 £27,940           $34,688/€32,151   *previous record price: 27,500 GBP set in 2017 50 André Gelpke, Sylt from Fluchtgedanken, 1980 £7,000 - 9,000 £10,795           $13,402/€12,422   *previous record price: 2,200 EUR set in 2003 145 Michael Halsband, Andy Warhol + Jean-Michel Basquiat #143, New York City, July 10th, 1985 £20,000 - 30,000 £48,260             $59,915/€55,533   *previous record price: 40,000 USD set in 2018

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