Andy Warhol exhibit to open in Dublin

An exhibit of the works of acclaimed American artist Andy Warhol will open in Dublin this October.

Over 250 works from the legendary American provocateur will be shown in the Hugh Lane Gallery, including the world-famous Campbell’s Soup Can and his pop art portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy will go on show in the exhibit Andy Warhol Three Times Out.

250 works on loan from museums and private collections in the US, Canada, Europe and the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh will be shown at the exhibition, and will feature everything from paintings, prints, photographs, films and installations by the pre-eminent pop artist of his generation.

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste welcomed news of the exhibition saying  “this will no doubt be one of the best exhibitions of the year, one that residents of the city should now mark in their diaries.”

“Dublin City Council and the team at Hugh Lane Gallery deserve great praise for the achievement of producing such a prestigious exhibition for our city. Today’s news will generate excitement not just amongst Irish audiences but will attract international visitors to Dublin to see a Warhol exhibition on this scale.”

Barbara Dawson, Director of Hugh Lane Gallery said “this exhibition shows how Warhol utterly changed the way the world experiences art. His work explored the relationship between artistic expression and the flourishing consumer culture of the 1960s, new technology and celebrity status, as well as mortality, in a diverse body of works that underpins his artistic genius.”

“As society navigates the age of social media and surveillance capitalism – how our data is being captured and monetised- it is impossible to overlook Warhol’s prescient vision so relevant to us today.”

Tickets are available for the exhibit from August 14th, and the exhibit itself will run from October 6th until January 28th 2024.