Andy Warhol

Citizens Deepens Support for The Andy Warhol Museum with $200,000 Commitment to The Warhol Academy

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Citizens today strengthened its partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum by granting an additional $200,000 to The Warhol Academy, the museum’s initiative to empower economic mobility, further emphasizing the critical role of workforce development in building a strong arts and culture economy in Pittsburgh.

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  • Citizens today strengthened its partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum by granting an additional $200,000 to The Warhol Academy, the museum’s initiative to empower economic mobility, further emphasizing the critical role of workforce development in building a strong arts and culture economy in Pittsburgh.
  • The grant extends the Citizens partnership for a second year, creating new fellowship opportunities for young professionals and reinforcing Citizens as the largest corporate supporter of The Warhol Academy’s creative fellowships.
  • Citizens’ support will enable the creation of 28 new fellowships for aspiring artists in the areas of digital content creation, filmmaking and post-production.
  • The discussion, moderated by Morgan Overton, a Pittsburgh-based visual artist and Workforce Director for CREATE PA , also included an audience Q&A with The Warhol Academy fellowship alumni and local business leaders.

Citizens Partners with The Andy Warhol Museum, Commits $350,000 to The Pop District and The Warhol Academy

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Citizens today announced its partnership with the world-renowned Andy Warhol Museum to uniquely support Pittsburgh’s diverse arts and culture scene.

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  • Citizens today announced its partnership with the world-renowned Andy Warhol Museum to uniquely support Pittsburgh’s diverse arts and culture scene.
  • The partnership also includes the sponsorship of local artist Mikael Owunna’s year-long public art installation in The Pop District.
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    Citizens, in partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum, unveiled a new public art installation in The Pop District as part of its commitment to empowering artists and supporting Pittsburgh's creative economy.
  • Citizens’ commitment to the local arts scene and its dedication to community development align seamlessly with the mission of The Andy Warhol Museum.

Artmarket.com: works co-signed by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol are currently showing at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Artprice takes a look at their market

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

In 1982, gallery owner Bruno Bischofberger officially presented the young Jean-Michel Basquiat to the famous Andy Warhol.

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  • In 1982, gallery owner Bruno Bischofberger officially presented the young Jean-Michel Basquiat to the famous Andy Warhol.
  • They soon began to work together, along with Italian artist Francesco Clemente, painting one after the other on the same canvases.
  • The works created jointly by Warhol & Basquiat have come nowhere near the record valuations generated by the two artists individually.
  • When they started working together in 1984, Andy Warhol was 57 and Jean-Michel Basquiat was 24.

Artmarket.com: works co-signed by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol are currently showing at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Artprice takes a look at their market

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

In 1982, gallery owner Bruno Bischofberger officially presented the young Jean-Michel Basquiat to the famous Andy Warhol.

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  • In 1982, gallery owner Bruno Bischofberger officially presented the young Jean-Michel Basquiat to the famous Andy Warhol.
  • They soon began to work together, along with Italian artist Francesco Clemente, painting one after the other on the same canvases.
  • The works created jointly by Warhol & Basquiat have come nowhere near the record valuations generated by the two artists individually.
  • When they started working together in 1984, Andy Warhol was 57 and Jean-Michel Basquiat was 24.

Artprice by Artmarket.com publishes its 26th annual report. "The Art Market in 2022" reveals a 16% increase in Western art auction turnover as the United States regained its first place and the world posted a record number of art auction transactions

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.

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  • Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.
  • In France, a still life by Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin and a drawing by Michelangelo sold for $27 million and $24 million respectively.
  • Zhang Daqian's Landscape after Wang Ximeng (1947) fetched the Chinese art auction market's best result in 2022 at $47 million.
  • Neither the war on European soil nor fears of an economic recession have not got the better of the art market.

Artprice by Artmarket.com publishes its 26th annual report. "The Art Market in 2022" reveals a 16% increase in Western art auction turnover as the United States regained its first place and the world posted a record number of art auction transactions

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.

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  • Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.
  • In France, a still life by Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin and a drawing by Michelangelo sold for $27 million and $24 million respectively.
  • Zhang Daqian's Landscape after Wang Ximeng (1947) fetched the Chinese art auction market's best result in 2022 at $47 million.
  • Neither the war on European soil nor fears of an economic recession have not got the better of the art market.

UMOCA Awarded $140,000 from Two Influential Organizations--The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) has been awarded two grants totaling $140,000 from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) has been awarded two grants totaling $140,000 from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation.
  • As a VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation Incubator grantee, UMOCA will receive support to further its commitment to its community through fostering experimental practices and advancing critical discourse in contemporary art on a national level.
  • Brooke Davis Anderson, Executive Director of VIA Art Fund stated: "For 4 years VIA Art Fund has partnered with Wagner Foundation to maximize opportunities for small art organizations around the nation.
  • Charlotte Wagner, Wagner Foundation Founder & President commented: "We are now 4 years into a 5-year commitment [with the VIA Art Fund].

Artist Jason Dussault Launches WEB3-ENABLED Comic Series, Clothing and Exclusive Collectables

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Monday, November 21, 2022

VANCOUVER, B.C., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Artist and designer Jason Dussault sets to introduce his latest work 'BOOK 1' with a multi-medium exhibit at FOMO Gallery in collaboration with BLAH, Benjamin Lumb Art House, from November 24 until December 28th 2022. 'BOOK 1' is the first of a 6-part-web3-enabled comic book series, alongside a limited edition fashion collection, and one-of-a-kind sculptures set to launch this fall. The series tells the story of Jason's iconic character, Peter Panda and his adventures through the Metaverse.

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  • 'BOOK 1' is the first of a 6-part-web3-enabled comic book series, alongside a limited edition fashion collection, and one-of-a-kind sculptures set to launch this fall.
  • Jason Dussault has wielded the power of that understanding and has channeled that energy through nostalgic iconography.
  • Jason creates an homage to one of the most primitive yet connected mediums in art history, the mosaic.
  • Jason Dussault is represented by Hoerle-Guggenheim Contemporary Art Gallery in NYC, AXIOM Contemporary in Scottsdale AZ and Philadelphia PA and at Maddox Gallery in Mayfair, London.

EV Mobility and W South Beach sign an agreement to deploy electric vehicles as an amenity for their guests

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Friday, October 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Mobility, LLC., The leading all-electric vehicle car-sharing platform and W South Beach, one of Miami's most iconic hotels announced today that they have signed an agreement to roll out on-demand EVs exclusively for hotel guests.

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  • , The leading all-electric vehicle car-sharing platformand W South Beach, one of Miami's most iconic hotels announced today that they have signed an agreement to roll out on-demand EVs exclusively for hotel guests.
  • The agreement was negotiated by Marriott International, which will lead to expansion thought the Marriott portfolios of hotels.
  • "After almost one year of negotiating an agreement with Marriott International corporate, we are excited to partner with W South Beach as the first hotel in Marriott's portfolio.
  • EV Mobility is the leading all electric vehicle car-sharing platform, providing electric vehicles on-demand through an easy-to-use mobile app.

EVERYONE GETS AN NFT FROM TOMMY HILFIGER AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

New York, New York, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunday night, Tommy Hilfiger's Official New York Fashion Week (NYFW) event featured an activation that allowed guests to mint a free NFT on site with new app-based, Web3 entertainment launchpad Rove.

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  • New York, New York, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunday night, Tommy Hilfiger's Official New York Fashion Week (NYFW) event featured an activation that allowed guests to mint a free NFT on site with new app-based, Web3 entertainment launchpad Rove.
  • Hilfigers fashion show in Brooklyn was designed as a recreation of Andy Warhols factory to create a fashion playground known as Tommy Factory.
  • Hilfigers rainy runway celebrated New York Citys creative spirit while also profiling the brands Futuremakers in its upcoming Fall 2022 campaign.
  • With Rove, we created the Tommy Factory NFT which all guests could receive through their phones in under a minute.