FAME: Andy Warhol in AlUla
A one-of-a-kind exhibition held in the award-winning Maraya, FAME: Andy Warhol in AlUla, highlighted one of the world’s most famous and recognisable artists’ personal fascination with fame and celebrity. Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum, FAME brought together some of Warhol’s most iconic artworks.
Installation Photo © Arts AlUla / © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy The Andy Warhol Museum
From his childhood in industrial Pittsburgh, Warhol gazed at Hollywood glamour and dreamed of escaping to be a part of that world. As Warhol achieved that dream, becoming one of the world’s most famous artists, he also came to understand that fame comes with many complications.
Focusing in on the notion of celebrity, the exhibition drew a line between the artists’ reflections on society then, to contemporary culture, highlighting Warhol’s ongoing relevance to the next generation and new audiences.
FAME: Andy Warhol in AlUla Highlights
Installation Photo © Arts AlUla / © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy The Andy Warhol Museum
Patrick Moore, director of The Andy Warhol Museum says:
“FAME is intended to be an introduction to the aspect of Warhol that I believe is most fascinating to many young people, including Saudi youth, as Andy Warhol’s journey, which started as a child staring at the movie screen and collecting publicity stills, is becoming more common through the rise of social media. FAME is an opportunity to further extend Warhol’s legacy by reaching new audiences through the display but also the talks programme and screen-printing workshops that will run in parallel to the exhibition.”
Workshops Offered During FAME: Andy Warhol in AlUla Exhibit
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Silkscreen Studio
This hands-on silkscreen studio workshop was open to the general public, families, and kids of all ages to create their own unique silkscreen prints of popular products and places. Guests discovered how pop artists were inspired by everyday life and used common, everyday objects to create works of art.
Animal Champions
In this silkscreen print workshop, students created a silkscreen print of the Arabian Leopard in the style of pop artist Andy Warhol and learned how they can help nurture the natural world. Participants used art to raise awareness about endangered animals.
Radical Urban Silkscreen Team (RUST)
This silkscreen workshop, with a socially conscious twist, empowered youth to create engaging pop art of historic sites like Old Town and Hegra after discussing the importance of conserving local and international historical landmarks; exploring the intersections between art, heritage, and the environment.
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