text: The Andrew Warhola that you knew as Andy Warhol has a fascinating history before he became the Pop Art Icon You can see his beginnings in a small collage in one of the exhibits My sisters belief that being gay I would really want to see the museum Yes and No I have never seen most of AW s art outside of Modern Art Museums in Chicago or other cities which would probably be one piece here and there The museum boasts a larger percentage with loans from other museums and collectionsnnThe museum itself promotes other artists that are up and coming with a temporary exhibit The current major temporary exhibit is Shepard Fairey the creator of the iconic Obama poster Although I liked the poster it was also very idolistic Never a big Obama fan his election was better than McCain and Palin running our country right now although I would have loved Sarah in her combat boots being sent on a peace mission to Iraq or Afghanistan in a military helicopternnI digress the museum comprises of floors with exhibits ranging from the modern pop art similar to Warhol to todays modern artists who followed his path Since Shepard Fairey had floors devoted to him I will comment on his work currently on exhibit I found it monochromatic His early works were a criticism of war capitalism and the prevalence of advertising for both war and capitalism He used images of people and posterized it to effect to spread his message However I think he is also following his inspiration Warhol by borrowing images and giving his pov The works are almost monochromatic with red and black as the primary colors with the tribute to the Socialist propaganda prominent in Communist countries What fails to attract me to his work is his inability to be consistent Is he spreading anti capitalist messages is he protesting the war is he trying to show that images can affect change There is no voice except commercialism Currently Fairey designed or more evidently has placed his images in Levis clothes Since this is not uncommon for any modern pop artist it just conflicts with his anti capitalist imagerynnThe rest of the exhibits ranged from good to bad I think the museum is trying to create a Modern Art Museum destination in Pittsburgh Andy Warhol was a native son but do we think that he is an artist that can be considered along the Picassos Rembrandts etc Not yet I do believe his art work will stand the test of time as the movement towards using the imagery of commercial products to an art Shepard Fairey mins are counting downnnSo I am a fan because it has brought something different from the staid museums of old such as Natural History and Art Gallery museums nnPS There is a childrens area in the basement that allows the children in your party to work on some art this is a plus since some exhibits can be rated R and not for kids