Andy Warhol's sixty most famous Pop Art icons on display in Portopiccolo

Opening Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Portopiccolo resort (Trieste) is the exhibition Andy Warhol: Profane as Sacred, open to the public until September 22, 2019.

The exhibition presents gathered together sixty copies of the works of Andy Warhol, a famous American artist exponent of Pop Art: the faces of personalities who became icons of the 1960s, such as Marilyn Monroe and Isabelle Adjani, are then displayed. Also present in the exhibition loft located in Portopiccolo’s Botteghe streets are the icons of consumerism of that era, including the complete series of Campbell’s Soup and memorabilia from the history of American rock.

The exhibition aims to offer its visitors a chance to observe the thousand faces of Andy Warhol, to grasp the deeper meanings of his artistic production and to admire masterpieces that have made the history of American Pop Art. World-famous masterpieces that have been exhibited in exceptional art venues and locations.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog published by Skira.

Andy Warhol: Profane as Sacred is organized in collaboration with the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Promo Turismo and under the patronage of the Municipality of Duino-Aurisina.

For info: www.portopiccolosistiana.it

Hours: In April and May from 5 to 8 p.m. (weekdays), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays, pre-holidays and holidays). Closed on Tuesdays.

Tickets: Full 10 euros, reduced 7 euros. Free for children under 12 and FVGCard holders, the regional card that gives free access to many exhibitions throughout Friuli Venezia-Giulia (click here for more information).

Pictured is Marilyn Monroe

Andy Warhol's sixty most famous Pop Art icons on display in Portopiccolo

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