Whitney's Warhol Retrospective Critiqued as Overstuffed Time Capsule
From November 12, 2018, to March 31, 2019, New York City hosted 'Andy Warhol: A to B and Back Again' at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Reviewers criticized the exhibit for its excessive 'more is more' philosophy, which detracted from the overall viewing experience due to overcrowded displays. Notable pieces, such as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans, were arranged in a grid, while earlier works like the 1948 oil painting 'Living Room' contributed minimally to Warhol's legacy. The exhibition featured a section on Warhol's mass media imagery and video from the Factory era. Nonetheless, it ultimately failed to convey Warhol's social radicalism and political themes, diminishing his crucial legacy in an overly comprehensive showcase.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: Andy Warhol: A to B and Back Again
- Venue: Whitney Museum of American Art
- Location: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York City
- Dates: November 12, 2018 – March 31, 2019
- Featured Warhol's Time Capsule contents from 1973-74
- Included portraits of Mick Jagger, Lee Radziwill, Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Exhibition criticized for overcrowded displays and lack of curatorial focus
- Review published on artcritical.com by Karen E. Jones in June 2019
Entities
Artists
- Andy Warhol
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Marcel Duchamp
- Cy Twombly
- Francesco Clemente
- Keith Haring
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Joel-Peter Witkin
- Mick Jagger
- Lee Radziwill
- Muhammad Ali
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Charles Baudelaire
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Eugene Delacroix
- Alexandre Dumas
- Emile Zola
- David Bowie
- Brooke Shields
- Lou Reed
Institutions
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Ferus Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art
- Factory
- Interview magazine
- Studio 54
- artcritical.com
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- 99 Gansevoort Street
- 10th Avenue
- Washington Street
- Empire State Building