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scrapbook with photos of old movie stars

Starstruck

By Barbara Klein

Part of Andy Warhol’s Pop-art genius is rooted in his boyhood fascination with movie stars, the springboard for a lifelong infatuation with fame and celebrity culture.

a sculpture of a man throwing a stone and a engraving of a man talking to two women

Meaningful Beauty

By Julie Hannon

These art collectors get great satisfaction building their collections—and giving them away.

A detail of a painting depicting people and animals

Order & Chaos

By Barbara Klein

Carnegie Museum of Art mines its significant holdings from 1750–1850, revealing artists’ visions of a Western world caught between rational order and chaotic abandon.

Painting of a valley with train tracks running beneath a bridge, there are houses on the hillsides and a boiler plant with a smoke stack on one side

Pittsburgh’s Painter

By Cristina Rouvalis

John Kane helped build industrial Pittsburgh. Then, as a complete unknown, his work was accepted into the 1927 Carnegie International, making him the first self-taught artist to be recognized by the American art establishment. His muse: his adopted city.

Ian Gallagher holds a print of his late father, Peter.

Healing Through Art

Story by Cristina Rouvalis / Photography by Martha Rial

A partnership between The Warhol and Highmark Caring Place gives grieving kids a chance to make new memories to last a lifetime.

Artist standing in front of large wooden sculptures

Thinking in the Round

By Julie Hannon

For decades, Pittsburgh sculptor Thaddeus Mosley has been circling the wood to find the art within. And this year, a dream of sorts comes true as he joins the ranks of artists he’s always admired as part of the 2018 Carnegie International.

Photograph of a woman standing on the steps of an old house. The parts of the house are falling apart, and the area is overgrown with plants.

The People Are the Light

Story by Barbara Klein | Photography by Bryan Conley and Renee Rosensteel

How one Pittsburgh-based artist formed a creative community to bring light to the vacant spaces in Homewood.

Woman showing 2 other women items on a table

The Unforgettable DODO

By Lynne Glover

An immersive theater production featuring actors, scientists, and the expanse of Carnegie Museums’ historic Oakland building, Bricolage’s DODO set a whole new standard.

Ingrid Schaffner standing in a gallery of carnegie Museum of art

Face Time: Ingrid Schaffner

By Elizabeth Hoover

Once a year, curator Ingrid Schaffner delivers a lecture titled What Is Contemporary? She begins with a declaration: “I will never answer this, so come back next year.” Then she

Portrait of artist Abigail DeVille

Face Time: Abigail DeVille

By Hannah Turpin

[media-credit name=”Photo: Melissa Blackall/The Cooper Gallery” align=”alignnone” width=”500″] photo: Melissa Blackall/The Cooper Gallery [/media-credit] Abigail DeVille is an artist unafraid to dig deep. Whether creating paintings, sculptures, installations, or performance

A screen shot of a video

Fantastical Journeys

By Jenelle Pifer

Artist Ian Cheng uses the language of video games to create animated worlds that challenge our senses and emotions.

a red-headed cowboy struggles to control a red cart that reads, Git Along Lil’ Doggie. On the verge of tipping over, the cart sputters along on an empty desert landscape.

Cowboys and Kitsch

By Cristina Rouvalis

Iranian post-Pop sensation Farhad Moshiri brings his wide-eyed view of the world to The Warhol.

Art’s 20/20 Lens

By Elizabeth Hoover

A unique collaboration between Carnegie Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem combines works of the past and present to give voice to shifting, contemporary realities.