From October 23 to February 22, 2010
Andy Warhol, Mr. America
Guest curator Philip Larratt-Smith
Room 5 (2nd floor) and room 3 (1st floor)

Malba – Fundación Costantini has the honor to announce Mr. America, the first major exhibition of Andy Warhol in our country. Organized in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and curated by Philip Larratt-Smith, the exhibition presents a selection of 170 works, featuring the popular and political culture of the United States through Warhol’s eyes.

A retrospective mode, list of works includes 26 paintings, 58 prints, 39 photographs and 2 installations (Cow Wallpaper and Silver Clouds), plus-44 films that will be shown in cinemas and in the audience belonging to different stages of their artistic production, with particular emphasis on the period 1961 to 1968. Other pieces include the famous portraits of Marilyn, Jackie Kennedy and Mao;the iconic Campbell Soup series, his self-portraits in drag, the films Empire, Blow Job, Outer and Inner Space, and a vast selection of “Screen Tests” -3 roll with 10 pictures each, produced in his famous studio The Factory.

Useful Information – Schedules
Thursday through Monday and holidays from 12:00 to 20:00.
Wednesday till 21:00. Tuesday closed.
Entrance up to 30 ‘before closing.