Miami, FL – April 13, 2022 – On April 13, 2022, Museum Circle members flocked to Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) for an exclusive preview of the new special exhibition, Marisol and Warhol Take New York. The exhibition explores the artists’ parallel rises to success, the formation of their artistic personas, their savvy navigation of gallery relationships and the blossoming of their early artistic practices from 1960 to 1968. Guests enjoyed music, cocktails, and bites as they explored the exhibition. PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans and The Warhol’s Milton Fine Curator of Art Jessica Beck toasted to the evening with remarks. After the preview, Benefactor-level members enjoyed their annual dinner at Verde, overlooking the bay.
Marisol and Warhol Take New York debuted at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in October 2021 and is curated by Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s Milton Fine Curator of Art. It is organized at Pérez Art Museum Miami by Franklin Sirmans, Director, and Maritza Lacayo, Assistant Curator. The exhibition is generously supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Jim Spencer and Michael Lin, Alice and Yaso Snyder and the WP Snyder Charitable Fund. It is presented at PAMM with lead individual support from Karen H. Bechtel and William M. Osborne, and supporting sponsorship from J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Additional support from Madeleine Conway, Patricia and William Kleh, Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst and the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners is also gratefully acknowledged.