Andy Warhol's first New York exhibition was called Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote. Sixteen years later, in 1968, Stockholm's Moderna Museet hosted the artist's first major European show. This year, the Moderna Museet celebrates its 50th anniversary, and as part of the festivities, it's running a new Warhol exhibition called Other Voices, Other Rooms after Capote's 1948 novel, through May 4. Bet Warhol is whooping with glee in his Marilyn Diptych, Double Elvis heaven.
Dozens of paintings hang on the gallery walls, but with 31 films, 40 screen tests, and 42 TV episodes, the focus of Other Voices, Other Rooms is on the moving image. Rare films like Mrs. Warhol, John & Ivy, and Paul Swan are shown with the more famous Chelsea Girls, Empire, and Sleep. Salvador Dali's screen test (shown above), joins Warhol's video diaries from the 1970s. Together, the works expose the world of identity exploration Warhol dedicated himself to, capturing the essence of strange, and fascinating figures, much like Capote did with writing.
About a mile from the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel, the Moderna Museet is located on the island of Skeppsholmen, which lies just over the Seppsholmsbron bridge. It's easily accessible, and a recommended jaunt for hotel guests who crave a taste of Warhol's superstar universe.
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