Monthly tour led by artist educators that explores Andy Warhol's romantic relationships and queer identity against the history of the US gay rights movement.
Dandy Andy is back at The Andy Warhol Museum on Saturday, October 31, from 3 to 4 PM. It's a monthly tour led by artist educators that focuses on Andy Warhol's queer history, and this session falls on Halloween, so it's a good way to spend a Saturday afternoon in the city.
Warhol's sexuality is something that's frequently suppressed or debated, but the tour doesn't dance around it: he was a gay man who had several partners throughout his life. The tour looks at those relationships and the men who were both his partners and his collaborators—Edward Wallowitch, John Giorno, and Jed Johnson—and how they helped shape and define his career as an artist. It's not just a list of names; it's a look at how his personal life and his work were tied together.
From there, the tour traces Warhol's romantic relationships and his queer identity against the backdrop of the historical gay rights movement in the United States. It places his life within the larger context of what was happening around him, rather than treating him as an isolated figure. If you've spent time with Warhol's work but haven't spent much time with the queer history behind it, this is a chance to see that side of him brought to the front.
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It runs from 3 to 4 PM at The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890. Since it's a monthly tour, you can catch it on Saturday, October 31, if you're around.
