Andy Warhol @ GOMA, Brisbane
What can I say? The Andy Warhol exhibition at GOMA was awesome. So much Andy, so little time. It was quite crowded when we arrived, but people were queuing out he door by the time we finished. Seeing so many works by my favorite artist was just fantastic. The art was well presented and covered all his genres and media. I didn’t get to sit down and watch the TV/Video stuff as you had to wait for the person before you with the individual headphones. Maybe a few more would have been good. I’ve seen some of the Andy TV stuff before but it’s always good to see it again. I really liked seeing the illustrations from his early commercial work up close. Also quite a few things I hadn’t seen before (in books) from the 70s and 80s. The photo booths where you get “Warhol-ed” were fun, but it would have been nice if you could email the image to yourself as a keepsake. The recreated Silver Cloud room was so cool, I think everyone enjoyed playing/observing the silver clouds. As always, his Time Capsules are fascinating (saw a whole lot in Melbourne a few years ago) - I liked the invitation to a “after-dinner-disco-dance” at Studio 54, hosted by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager! As you do… Anyway, I’m so happy i saw this show - it was fantastic (and thanks Dave for taking me to sunny Brisbane).
Alex G said,
March 8, 2008 @ 2:27 am
Hi Rozie,
are you coming back for Picasso in June?
Go Brisbane!
australian rozie said,
March 8, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
Maybe… but thinking Melbourne might be the next interstate trip we take. It actually was quite an expensive weekend away, we probably spent almost $900 on plane tix and accommodation. Of course, if I tried harder, we could have done it on a smaller budget.