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The Arts Intel Report

Marisol and Warhol Take New York

Apr 15 – Sept 5, 2022
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, United States

At first glance, Marisol and Andy Warhol have little in common. Maria Sol Escobar grew up in Paris to Venezuelan parents, and crossed the ocean to make her fortune. Andy Warhol was a shy boy from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But in the Big Apple, both reinvented themselves and became pioneers of Pop Art. Both played with Coca-Cola logos and photographed the Kennedy family, and both played with gender identity. Warhol explored what it meant to be queer; Marisol explored what it meant to be a woman. Warhol became one of the world’s most famous artists; Marisol’s contributions stayed quietly in the shadows. This exhibition puts the pair’s artistic friendship in focus. What did Warhol learn from Marisol? —Elena Clavarino

Marisol, “Paris Review,” 1967 © 2022 Estate of Marisol/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.