Andy's iPhone

In a world of tweets and pokes, where everyone competes for their own 15 minutes of Facebook fame, it seems only fitting that Andy Warhol lend his name to the latest in smart phone technology. Last night in New York, Incase in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation celebrated the launch of a new line of cases and accessories for iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. Available online and in select store these products add the perfect pop to any Apple product.

The Andy Monument

This Wednesday, March 30th at 6pm Rob Pruitt will debut The Andy Monument. Located in Union Square, a short stroll from where the Pop Art pioneer’s legendary Factory once stood, the sculpture will pay tribute to Warhol's artistic spirit and the way it has inspired countless artists and young people to make the pilgrimage to New York City. Sitting atop a classical pediment cast in concrete, the chrome-plated figure will stand 7 feet tall and reflect changes in the surrounding environment.

RTSW

Cy Twombly, The Rose (IV). 2001. Tourism Development & Investment Company of Abu Dhabi has connected famed curator Anne Baldassari with renowned collector Larry Gagosian in order to present RSTW: Rauchenberg, Ruscha, Serra, Twombly, Warhol and Wool. The exhibition draws from Gagosian's legendary collection to present not only a show of otherworldly proportions, but it also an interesting portrait of the collector himself. RTSW will be in the Manarat Al Saadiyat space on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island.

Cheers to Andy!

For the first time in Dom Pérignon's history the luxury vintage Champagne company has altered their label to honor iconic pop icon Andy Warhol. Produced in conjunction with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Dom Pérignon commissioned the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin's to create three exclusive designs that sparkle! Limited edition bottles will be available nationwide October 15th.

Contemporary Connecticut

Amidst the fall foliage and colonial housing, contemporary art is thriving in a stone barn in Greenwich, CT. Opened back in May, the Brant Foundation Art Study Center displays works from the collection of founder Peter Brant. Through February 2010, a group show comprised of 25 artists including Koons, Clemente, Basquiat, Currin, Haring, Hirst, Schnabel, and Warhol can be seen, and a solo show of Urs Fischer is scheduled for Spring 2010.

Pop Life x Tate

Now on display at the Tate Modern "Pop Life: Art in a Material World" riffs on Andy Warhol's saying "Good business is the best art" considering his legacy the inspiration for subsequent pop artists who have engaged with mass media since the 1980's to cultivate a signature “brand”. Exploiting channels that engage audiences both in and outside of the gallery these artists prove that culture and commerce is not a betrayal of the values associated with art, but rather an affirmation and an inherent association. Beginning with Warhol’s late works, the show includes highlights from eighties and nineties pop art, such as reconstructions of performative, ephemeral, and installation works: Keith Haring’s former Pop Shop in New York's SoHo, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas’s shop in Bethnal Green, and a re-staging of Damien Hirst’s '92 performance at Cologne’s ‘Unfair’ in which identical twins sit beneath identical spot paintings.