Galleries - June 2025

Andy Warhol: My True Story 6 June – 14 September 2025 This summer, an exciting new exploration of one of the 20 th century’s most influential artists will give visitors a unique window into the life and work of Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Different to other Warhol exhibitions, it offers a ‘behind the scenes’ perspective that may be surprising to those more familiar with the universally recognisable ‘man in a fright wig’ with his Marilyns, soup cans and dollar signs. Opening at Newlands House Gallery, Andy Warhol: My True Story will feature an incredible array of exhibits, many previously publicly unseen, including drawings, prints, photographs, recordings, films, and archival paraphernalia. Warhol asserted that if you wanted to know everything about him you just had to look at his work; that he was all about ‘ surface ’ . However, this was far from the truth: He was both a deeply private man who did not wish to be known, and the public persona he created, with his wig, dark glasses, entourage, and celebrity party-going. In private he remained very close to his mother, Julia, who lived with him and kept their Carpatho-Rusyn cultural heritage alive. In public, Warhol hid behind soundbites and misleading and vague information, creating many versions of himself behind his smoke-and-mirrors facade. Claiming that he had always felt like an ‘outsider’ , he was an inveterate observer, intensely curious about others and the