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| - On this current trip home, I visited the Warhol yet again. The museum still is easily a five-star attraction. From the moment you walk through the doors and have poppies and cats and everything else thrust into your face, you'll be transported to a dream of creative, accessible art. Still brilliant.
Yesterday's visit was specifically for the Alex Ross exhibit ; I didn't wander through the rest of the museum like I usually do. Holy 15 minutes, Batman! This is the best, most thorough guest exhibit I've had the pleasure of seeing at the Warhol! It's such a finely curated collection of canvas, 3-d models, sketches, childhood drawings and final comic covers. The collection represented Ross' work from age 4 forward, and the accompanying information near each piece really brought everything to life. Go for the paper dolls he made as a tike. Go for the Justice and Crisis variations. Go for the Iron Man mask model. Go for the dizzying perspective on paintings of characters in NYC or Gotham. Go for the Mythology covers. Go for it all. Just go. REPEAT: DO NOT MISS THIS!
The gift shop has some great items corresponding to the Ross exhibit. Don't miss the Warhol/Ross comic for just $2.99, which contains info about the artists and the exhibit. BEWARE, though: The gift shop doesn't sell bags/boards like you'd expect for this product. Seriously, it's a REALLY idiotic mistake to sell comics but not the proper protection to go with them. I mean, this well-considered exhibit especially is going to attract nerds and collectors. And the museum didn't even consider how those buyers would get their prizes home? I wasn't looking for longboxes - just some $0.25 bags and boards. Big fail.
There are some generic superhero things, too. I stocked up on pins (both Marvel and DC). The shop also has a ton of items by Warhol and other artists. Be sure to look down for clearance items. I found sale stuff under the back table and on the shelf under the t-shirt display.
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