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Edie Sedgwick became a close friend of Andy Warhol, acted in his films, and was a rising star in the New York fashion scene—all before tragically dying young. A short film-to-video clip of Edie is part of the 'Unseen' exhibition at The Warhol. This still frame shows Edie in her prime, glowing through a rose-colored haze. (Image © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.)

‘Unseen’ Art at The Warhol: More Than We Knew

The Warhol Museum’s show displays artwork by Andy that has been, figuratively speaking, in the closet

As a conceptual project, artist John Baldessari once burned his early paintings and had the ashes baked into cookies. But then he made artworks like this, now part of the special show at Carnegie Museum of Art. The title: 'Nose & Ears, Etc.: The Gemini Series: Two Profiles, One with Nose and Turban (B&W); One with Ear (Color) and Hat.' Image © John Baldessari and his estate, courtesy Sprüth Magers; photo: Sean Eaton.

‘What Do You See?’: The Fine Collection at CMOA

A new show at Carnegie Museum of Art is an eye-opener and mind-opener

" a part of Tishan Hsu's multi-piece outdoor installation

Art at the 58th Carnegie International: Seeking a Greater Good

The latest edition of Pittsburgh’s blockbuster art show ventures into new ground.

kid: Jean-Michel Basquiat

Prince of Pop Meets Street-Art Phenom: ‘Warhol and Basquiat’ at The Warhol

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, born than a generation apart, generated some fascinating art together.

this Frida Kahlo portrait—in folk dress

Frida Kahlo in Photos: Twinned Shows at The Frick Pittsburgh Reveal an Artist’s Life

Pittsburgh gains rare insights into a woman who has become a global phenomenon.

Peter Beard

Big Show, Worth a Long Look: ‘Femme Touch’ at The Warhol 

Women, trans women, and queens take center stage in The Warhol’s museum-wide exhibition.

this necklace is attributed the Guild of Handicraft in London circa 1900. The overall design is ornate but has a palpable unity and the enameled image evokes days of yore. (© Artists Rights Society / ADAGP. Photo: John Faier

Every Jewel Tells a Story: ‘Maker & Muse’ at The Frick Pittsburgh

The Frick’s exhibit shows how women and reform movements changed art jewelry around the turn of the last century.

Space Travels: An-My Lê’s ‘On Contested Terrain’ at The Carnegie

A photo exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art takes you to strange spaces and places.

Warhol's large yellow 'Cross' is paired with a red one. Together they bracket one of his 'Skull' paintings.|The holy figures in 'Raphael Madonna—$6.99' are from the Renaissance painter's 'Sistine Madonna' and the cash figure is from a 20th-century ad.|Andy's doubled-in-pink 'Last Supper' looks tiny here but spans a wide wall in the gallery.|JFK's widow becomes an icon of mourning. This 1964 'Jackie' is one of a series in the exhibition.|The "sunset" film

‘Revelation,’ at The Warhol, Reveals Andy’s Spiritual Journey

Andy Warhol grew up as a Byzantine Catholic boy. A new exhibit traces how he carried this through his life, and into art.

but Ilse Bing in her doubly mirrored 'Self-Portrait with Leica' from 1931. (photo print

‘Street Photography to Surrealism’ at The Frick: How an Art Form Expanded Its Focus

The Frick Art Museum’s show features striking photo art from France during the momentous years 1900 to 1945.

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