And that is the theme of the lively and diverse exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum titled “Revelation”Warhol, born Andrew Warhola Jr on Aug 6, 1928, worked in diverse media, including painting, silk scree
ning, photography, film and sculpture He is perhaps best known for his Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe works, along with his place in the celebrity culture of the 1960sAs you enter the space you see a photo of St John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, where Warhol grew up He went to Sunday Mass weekly with his mother, Julia, who lived with him for two decades in New York The curators revealed that she prayed with him each day before he left to work on his craftHis...
The exhibit has several sections, including one titled “The Catholic Body,” which reveals Warhol’s fascination with mother and child, as in Mary with Jesus A series of photos of nude mothers breastfeeding and a large homoerotic photo of a man’s exposed torso with several surgical scars are among the works
Warhol sketched, painted or sculpted many Catholic images and religious figures, including angels, the face of Jesus, and the Sacred Heart Warhol regularly volunteered at homeless shelters in New York City, particularly during the busier times of the year, and described himself as a religious person Renaissance period art influenced Warhol because it elevated the human, male form Two framed lithographs challenge viewers with the words “Are You Different?” and “Heaven and Hell are just one breath away!”
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