Andy Warhol

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) was the final venue of the four-museum tour to present the first U.S. museum exhibition exploring the late works of the iconic American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). On view there from October 2010 through January 2011, more than 50 works revealed the Pop artistʼs energetic return to painting and renewed spirit of experimentation during the last decade of his life. This period shows Warhol in the midst of his celebrity creating more paintings and on a vastly larger scale than at any other moment of his 40-year career. Exhibition highlights include psychologically revealing fright wig self-portraits, three variations on Leonardo da Vinciʼs The Last Supper, and collaborations with younger artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. Several of these works – assembled from national and international public and private collections, as well as the BMAʼs exceptional collection of late works by Warhol – were not exhibited until after the artistʼs death.

Queen Sonja’s personal engagement in Norwegian art and culture goes back a long way. Over the years, the Queen has actively participated in Norway’s artistic and cultural spheres not just as its high patron but also as an important key figure; her efforts in casting light upon and promoting Norwegian art has gained her respect throughout Norway and far beyond.

THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART (BMA) WAS THE FINAL VENUE OF THE FOUR-MUSEUM TOUR TO PRESENT THE FIRST U.S. MUSEUM EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE LATE WORKS OF THE ICONIC AMERICAN ARTIST ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987). ON VIEW THERE FROM OCTOBER 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 2011, MORE THAN 50 WORKS REVEALED THE POP ARTIST'S ENERGETIC RETURN TO PAINTING AND RENEWED SPIRIT OF EXPERIMENTATION DURING THE LAST DECADE OF HIS LIFE. THIS PERIOD SHOWS WARHOL IN THE MIDST OF HIS CELEBRITY CREATING MORE PAINTINGS AND ON A VASTLY LARGER SCALE THAN AT ANY OTHER MOMENT OF HIS 40-YEAR CAREER. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGICALLY REVEALING FRIGHT WIG SELF-PORTRAITS, THREE VARIATIONS ON LEONARDO DA VINCI'S THE LAST SUPPER, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH YOUNGER ARTISTS SUCH AS JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. SEVERAL OF THESE WORKS - ASSEMBLED FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, AS WELL AS THE BMA'S EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF LATE WORKS BY WARHOL -WERE NOT EXHIBITED UNTIL AFTER THE ARTIST'S DEATH.