Whether his name makes you think of soup cans, neon celebrity portraits, or hair reminiscent of a scene from There’s Something About Mary (yep, that one), “we all know Andy Warhol,” says Simone Krug, assistant curator at the Aspen Art Museum (AAM). Or do we? That’s the question asked by AAM’s new exhibit, Andy Warhol: Lifetimes, which focuses on the biographical underpinnings of his art, including a look at the disruptive visionary through a queer lens.
From December 3 through March 27, visitors can ogle Warhol’s signature pop art pieces, like the sultry “Marilyn Diptych” and the jaunty “Elvis I and II,” as well as lesser-known works like his “Sex Parts” series. (Some scholars believe “Sex Parts,” an intimate, uncensored collection of nudes, traces Warhol’s growing acceptance of his…
