Social Pictures: The Andy Warhol Three Times Out exclusive exhibition viewing party

On Friday 13 October, Hugh Lane Gallery hosted an exclusive viewing party for the Andy Warhol Three Times Out exhibition, inviting guests to become a Warhol superstar for the night.

The gallery has been working on this unique exhibition for over five years which includes more than 250 works borrowed from museums and private collections in the US, Canada, Europe and the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. One of the most important and recognisable artists of the 20th century, this exhibition celebrates Andy Warhol’s new artistic vision which saw him combine commercial processes with fine art production.

He experimented with silkscreen printing on canvas, film, photography, publishing, performance, video and television. Warhol challenged conventional canons in art, dismissing traditional distinctions between fine art and popular culture.

Unique to the exhibition is a section focusing on the work and collaborations both Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon had with acclaimed US artist and photographer Peter Beard, provoking new thinking on the status of these two titans of the 20th century.

The exclusive viewing event pulled out all the stops: There was a red carpet, mirror balls, flowers, silver and Wowburgers. Guests enjoyed cocktails, champagne and cake, and Billy Scurry was DJ’ing on vinyl.

The dress code was New York style through the Warhol years. Think The Factory, The Velvet Underground, Studio 54, 60s, 70s, and 80s glam — and the familiar faces in attendance on the night certainly didn’t disappoint. Check out the style through our gallery below…

Running until 28 January 2024, the Andy Warhol Three Times Out exhibition at Hugh Lane Gallery is definitely worth a visit.

Photography by Kieran Harnett