Andy Warhol exhibition at the Darwin Museum. Exhibition "Darwin and Us" - report

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MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. The exhibition "Andy Warhol. Endangered Species", consisting of a series of silk-screen prints depicting the Amur tiger, African elephant, giant panda, bald eagle and other rare animals, opened at the Darwin Museum in Moscow and will run until May 28. This was reported by the press service of the museum.

"The Endangered Species series of silk-screen prints was created by the king of pop art in 1983 at the request of friends, wildlife advocates Ronald and Freida Feldman. It includes portraits of the Amur tiger, African elephant, orangutan, black rhinoceros, Grévy's zebra, giant panda, bald eagle , bighorn sheep, tree frog from the family of tree frogs and butterflies,” the message says.

This series of works is being exhibited in Moscow for the first time. The head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Sergei Donskoy, will be one of the first to see it during an exclusive showing.

Earlier, the curator of the project, head of the exhibition department of the museum, Yana Shklyarskaya, told TASS that this exhibition is a way to attract people’s attention to the problems of preserving wildlife during the Year of Ecology. The series consists of 10 works. It was presented for display by collectors from Germany, members of the European Cultural Club Irina Stezhka and Georg Pornschlegel.

"Animals in Makeup"

Another name of this series - "Animals in Makeup" - is associated with the method of producing portraits. Warhol selected the most interesting, in his opinion, photographs of rare animals, and then experimented with color, applying it layer by layer to paper through special mesh stencils. Bright colors and their unexpected combinations, together with a large format, attract viewers' attention to the danger that threatens the animals depicted.

This cycle had big success At exhibitions during the author's lifetime, he became one of the most famous in his work, along with "Liz" and "Marilyn". One of the most notorious thefts of the 21st century is associated with Endangered Species. In 2015 in Los Angeles three works in the series were stolen. However, the lost treasure was returned.

Of the rare animals depicted by Warhol, the Amur tiger, bald eagle and bighorn sheep live in Russia. The number of Amur tigers in the world over the past 100 years has decreased by 97% - from 100 thousand to 3.9 thousand individuals. In Russia, this subspecies of tiger lives on Far East. Bighorn sheep are found in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, national park"Beringia" in Chukotka, in the Putorana Plateau nature reserve in Siberia. The bald eagle lives mainly in the territory North America, and in Russia it is found in the Far East.

King of Pop Art

Andy Warhol is the founder and icon of the pop art genre. Its scandalous and worldwide famous series“Coca-Cola”, silk-screen printing of Campbell soup cans, a series of canvases with idols of society, of which the most popular were portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley - were made in unusual flashy colors, moreover, using revolutionary new technology. Warhol photographed a person or object with a regular camera, and then transferred the enlarged photograph to canvas using silk-screen printing. The resulting work could be replicated on a printing press.

“Everyone is entitled to their fifteen minutes of fame,” once proclaimed Andy Warhole and in his own way dealt with the centuries-old concept of “high art”.

As is known, devaluations American classic exposed the “portrait” genre, which plays a core role in his work. This program included not only geniuses and pop stars, but also wild animals. But here, rather, the customer, taking advantage of the artist’s fame, decided to pay attention to endangered species.

This is about Ronald Feldman, who at one time left the chair of a successful lawyer for a career as an art dealer and whose gallery between Sixth Avenue and Broadway is today one of the most successful in Manhattan. One day fate brought him together with 52-year-old Andy Warhol. The artist simply returned to the space in New York that he wanted to rent, but changed his mind, and during this time Feldman managed to choose it for his gallery. They became friends. Warhol, coming here on Saturdays with his dog Archie, kept asking Feldman if he had any thoughts about joint project. Thus, in 1980, the series “Ten Famous Jews of the 20th Century” was born, which the Moscow public, by the way, could see three years ago. In 1983, Feldman produced the series "Endangered species"(“Endangered Species”), which includes ten portraits of rare animals: the Amur tiger, the African elephant, the orangutan, the black rhinoceros, Grévy’s zebra, the giant panda, the bald eagle, the bighorn sheep, the tree frog of the tree frog family, and a butterfly.

Darwin Museum within the framework of the Year of Ecology in Russia, shows prints of a silk-screen series provided by collectors, members of the European Cultural Club (Germany), spouses Irina Stezhka And Georg Pornschlegel.

Second name "Animals in Makeup" emphasized creative method Warhol, who sacrifices volume and depth, turning images into emblems, into surfaces for applying color, into multi-layered signs. In fact, the synthesis of photography and painting - the basis of current graphic design and circulation advertising - will no longer surprise anyone. IN in this case unexpected combinations of bright colors and a large format are designed to draw attention to the danger that threatens animals.

"Amur tiger"
series "Endangered Species"
1983

"Orangutan"
series "Endangered Species"
1983

"Black Rhino"
series "Endangered Species"
1983

Location: Exhibition halls museum / 0 floor (basement)

In March 2017, the Darwin Museum will open the exhibition “Andy Warhol. Endangered species". A series of 10 portraits of rare animals is being exhibited in Moscow for the first time and is dedicated to the Year of Ecology in Russia. Together with the European Cultural Club and news agency"ArtContract".

The Endangered Species series of silkscreens was created by the King of Pop Art in 1983 at the request of friends and wildlife advocates Ronald and Freida Feldman. It includes portraits of the Amur tiger, African elephant, orangutan, black rhinoceros, Grévy's zebra, giant panda, bald eagle, bighorn sheep, tree frog and butterfly.

One of the most notorious thefts of the 21st century is associated with Endangered Species. In 2015, in Los Angeles, 3 works from this series by Warhol, as well as 6 paintings from the “Ten Famous Jews of the 20th Century” series, worth a total of about 350 thousand dollars, were stolen by criminals. Some of the lost valuables were recovered.

Interestingly, the cycle has another name, “Animals in Make-up,” reflecting the method of making these portraits. Warhol selected the most inspiring photographs of rare animals, and then experimented with color, applying it to paper through special mesh stencils, layer by layer. Deep bright colors and their unexpected combinations, as well as a large format, attract viewers' attention to the problem of danger that threatens the depicted animals. In addition, the portraits are incredibly beautiful, they clearly show the style of the mature Warhol, a pop art star of the first magnitude. It is not surprising that the “Endangered Species” series was a great success at all exhibitions during the author’s lifetime and became one of the most famous and expensive in the world. creative heritage Andy Warhol.

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