The first of a series of innovative ‘artist rooms’ is dedicated to works by Andy Warhol brings together multi faceted media by him during his life, including screenprints, paintings, and posters at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Demonstrating his famous fascination with glamour, celebrity and contemporary icons in the form of portraits and posters of Mick Jagger (1980), Gilbert and George (1975) and Muhammad Ali (1978) and iconic works such as the multi part paintings Skulls (1976) – pictured above – and Self-Portrait (Strangulation) (1978) as well as Camouflage (1986) the work reveals his ability as a multi faceted artist as well as expressing his interests.

Being a special feature for the gallery itself as it is the first solo show to be shown in the Pop Art Gallery, the space features items such as cameras, clothing, and music that was inspired by and which inspired Warhol during the period. Other Pop Art Collections from not only the Wolverhampton Gallery’s own Collection but loans from national and international galleries make the exhibition about what created the art, and how the art was created rather than just being a static showing of Warhol’s work.

To support the work there is a programme of events including the ‘Artists rooms’ collector where influential curator and donator Anthony d’Offay will be giving a talk offering his own unique insight into the work of Andy Warhol and talking about the ‘artist rooms’ collection overall. The talk will take place on the 30 May at 4pm.

Other ‘artist rooms’ are being shown in nineteen other selected galleries around the UK, with artists including Damien Hirst, Joseph Beuys and Jeff Koons. The aim is to inspire a new audience of gallery vistors and take them beyond just displays of work.

For more info visit www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk. The exhibition continues until 21st September, 2009.

Words: Alexandra Rochester