Curator: Catherine Zuromskis
Nº of works: 95 photographs, 3 magazines, 1 film.
Contact: Ana Berruguete
Catalogue: published by La Fábrica.
Artists: Cecil Beaton / Brigid Berlin / Nat Finkelstein / Billy Name / Christopher Makos / Jonas Mekas / Stephen Shore / Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was among the most important and influential artists of the twentieth century. Of all his contributions to the development of post-modern and contemporary aesthetics, perhaps none was more significant than the group work produced at The Factory. This iconic studio, set up in 1962, was not only a work-space but also the setting for social and cultural interactions between Warhol and a whole host of friends, lovers, artists, celebrities, hangers-on and spectators; a hive of activity that soon became a vital community. The numerous artists working at The Factory together created a world in miniature that exemplified the relational approach to art.
The exhibition examinates the crucial role of photography, both in documenting and in generating the extravagant bohemian culture of The Factory. It includes the work of a number of photographers linked to the studio – professionals, amateurs and passing voyeurs – and reflects a wide range of techniques and genres. Within the over-100 photographs featured, perhaps the most remarkable are those taken by Warhol himself, little-known images brought to us by courtesy of the Andy Warhol Foundation. The visitor, as though going through the family album, is given an intimate insight to the Factory. Towards the end of his life, Warhol himself sought to publish The Factory, and this exhibition includes a selection of his books and magazines which highlight Warhol’s increasingly global social and cultural reach.
