20th- and 21st-century Art

Andy Warhol: The execution of a dream

by Darrelyn Gunzburg

This is a review of the exhibition ‘Os Mistérios Da Arte: Andy Warhol and Pietro Psaier’ held at the Fórum Eugénio de... more This is a review of the exhibition ‘Os Mistérios Da Arte: Andy Warhol and Pietro Psaier’ held at the Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, Rua Vasco da Gama, no.13 7000-941 Évora, Portugal in December 2011-January 2012.

Andy Warhol's Jewish Minyan

by Darrelyn Gunzburg

A minyan is the required quorum of ten Jewish adults necessary to perform various Jewish obligations, most commonly... more A minyan is the required quorum of ten Jewish adults necessary to perform various Jewish obligations, most commonly that of public prayer. This gathering of ten was said to create a divine presence. Technically a minyan is an all-male enclave; however, according to many non-Orthodox streams of Judaism it is permissible to embrace adult females in the count. The ‘Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century’ exhibition by Andy Warhol (1928–87), one of the preeminent figures in American Pop art of the late 20th century,does this very thing metaphorically. The portraits include three women: celebrated French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923); Israel’s fourth Prime Minister and one of the founders of the State of Israel, Golda Meir (1898–1978); and avant-garde American writer, poet and playwright Gertrude Stein (1874–1946).

This is a review of the exhibition at the Coach House at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, in late 2011.

Paris 2012, Symbolism Conference (13-14 April)

by Craig Landt