An Andy Warhol Photographs Exhibition To Celebrate Pride

Fotografiska New York has partnered with Hedges Projects to present Andy Warhol Photographs, an online exhibition of Warhol’s Polaroid photographs from the 1970s to celebrate and commemorate Pride.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Ladies and Gentlemen (Easha McCleary), 1974. Unique polaroid print © 2020 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Hedges Projects.

© Courtesy Fotografiska New York

Located in a historic landmarked building in NYC’s Flatiron District, Fotografiska New York is a destination for all photography enthusiasts. The museum recently partnered with the leading private dealer specializing in the photograph-based work of Andy Warhol, Hedges Projects, to present an online exhibition of Warhol’s Polaroid photographs from the 1970s.

The exhibition examines Warhol’s exploration of gender and identity through two series: Sex Parts and Torsos and Ladies and Gentlemen. Many of Warhol's subjects who were included in these series were active in the LGBTQIA+ movement during the 1970s where they fought for equal rights. 

In Ladies and Gentlemen, Black and Latinx models and drag queens bravely stepped in front of Warhol's camera and into the international spotlight. Marsha P. Johnson, a transgender activist and self-identified drag queen, was photographed as part of this series. Her image is highlighted on the exhibition website in its own section to celebrate her important work as an activist.

The Sex Parts and Torsos series features closely cropped images of nude male and female body parts from above and below the belt. The Polaroids in this series blur the line between art and pornography for their explicit nature and stark presentation of intimate body parts.

For more information about Andy Warhol Photographs visit https://www.fotografiska.com/nyc/andy-warhol