I Shot Andy Warhol

The true story of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who became notorious after shooting art world icon Andy Warhol.

This Shadowbox Event will be the kick off for the upcoming three part exhibition In the Event of Andy Warhol. Washington & Lee University, Roanoke College and the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University have been fortunate to be selected by the Andy Warhol Foundation to receive collections of Warhol’s P…olaroid’s and black & white prints as part of the Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. This collaborative exhibition of Warhol Photographs will also include works by contemporary artists that are inspired by or reference Warhol in their work. In the Event of Andy Warhol will preview at Washington and Lee’s Staniar Gallery from Jan. 9 – Feb. 4, 2012, Roanoke College’s Olin Hall Galleries from March 1-April 1, 2012 and end with the edition of original Warhol works paired with artists that influenced him as well as his contemporaries at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum from May 31st -September 15th, 2012.

During this Shadowbox event there will be the opportunity for individuals to create their own Warhol “screen test” that will be shown during this three part exhibition.