click to enlarge Photo: Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Museum
“Andy Warhol and Marisol with the Empire State Building” by David McCabe, part of Marisol and Warhol Take New York at The Warhol
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Artist
Cauleen Smith presents
Pandemic Diaries, a rotating installation of enlarged video stills in the
Carnegie Museum of Art’s Scaife Lobby. It also includes an online film combining all 23 works from her
COVID MANIFESTO project.
Continues through September 2022. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Available online, or in-person with museum admission. cmoa.org/exhibition/cauleen-smith
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Words Matter, a show at the
Brew House Association, is described as “exploring contemporary sculptural practices that connect and interact with audiences.” Presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors.
Thu., Sept. 16-Sat., Oct. 16. 711 S. 21st St., South Side. Free. brewhousearts.org/gallery
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BoxHeart Gallery kicks off fall with two new exhibitions,
I Am The Weather, a showcase of photographic artwork by Pittsburgh artist Karen Antonelli, and
Finding True North, a collection of mixed-media pieces by Los Angeles-based artist Mary Becker.
Continues through Fri., Oct. 15. 4523 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. Free. boxheartgallery.com
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707 Gallery presents
Remnants, an exhibition by
Philip Rostek. A Pittsburgh native, Rostek has shown internationally as a painter and performance artist, and even wrote a book about his days in the 1980s New York City arts scene.
Continues through Sun., Oct. 31. 707 Penn Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org/pct_home/visual-arts
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Black Cube comes to Troy Hill to unveil the new
Gallery Closed project space, and
Historic Site, a permanently installed, artistic plaque by
Lenka Clayton and
Phillip Andrew Lewis. Enjoy live music and works by Gallery Closed artists Melissa Catanese and Jon Rubin.
2-3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 18. 1733 Lowrie St., Troy Hill. Free. blackcube.art
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Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community through Art, an exhibit at
Contemporary Craft, explores the important issue of food insecurity, calling attention to the problem as it rests in our region.
Continues through March 2022. 5645 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. contemporarycraft.org/exhibitions
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The Mattress Factory presents
making home here, an exhibition that explores community conversations about home and equity in the arts. Featuring work by artists Gavin Andrew Benjamin, Naomi Chambers, Justin Emmanuel Dumas, Njaimeh Njie, and Harrison Kinnane Smith.
Continues through late spring 2022. 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side. $20. mattress.org
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Explore Western Pennsylvania’s role in World War II with
We Can Do It! WWII at the
Heinz History Center. The exhibit focuses on four local WWII heroes, including General George C. Marshall, Tuskegee Airman Lt. Carl J. Woods, Iwo Jima hero Sgt. Michael Strank, and the Westinghouse company.
Continues through Fri., Dec. 31. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District. $9-18. heinzhistorycenter.org
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Explore the “domestic, decorative, and bodily” through canvas and sculpture at the
Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit
Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves, which interrogates “bad objects” and “good taste.”
Continues through January 2022. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Included with museum admission. cmoa.org/exhibition/wild-life
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The
James Gallery opens two new exhibitions,
Defying Dimensions by Dan Droz, who works in metal, glass, and wire mesh, and
Seeing in Solitude by painter Chuck Olson. Don’t miss the opening reception from 4-7:30 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 7-Fri., Nov. 19. 413 S. Main St., Sharpsburg. Free. jamesgallery.net
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Transit and trains lovers will get the chance to explore the bridges, tunnels, and inclines of Western Pennsylvania in miniature form in
Garden Railroad: Bridges and Tunnels at
Phipps Conservatory. You might even spot the infamous Sinkhole Bus as we near its second anniversary.
Sat., Oct. 9. Continues through March 2022. 1 Schenley Drive, Oakland. Ticket pre-sales coming soon. phipps.conservatory.org
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The
Christine Frechard Gallery will display the work of Cuban artist Orlando Boffill Hernandez and Ohio-based artist Dawn Tekler in the dual exhibition
Meeting the Unexpected. Be among the first to see it during an opening reception from 5-8 p.m.
Tue., Oct. 12-Mon., Nov. 8. 5126 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. christinefrechardgallery.com
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Recontextualize the American pop art movement when
The Andy Warhol Museum debuts
Marisol and Warhol Take New York, an exhibit that follows the emergence of Venezuelan artist Marisol and places her work in conversation with Andy Warhol’s from the early 1960s.
Thu., Oct. 14-Mon., Feb. 14, 2022. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. Included with museum admission. warhol.org
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This Sacred Thing show at
SPACE gallery examines perspectives related to relics and questions how objects, possessions, rituals, and artwork acquire the title.
Sat., Oct. 16-Sun., Nov. 21. 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org
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Art inside galleries doesn’t have to be static, and it doesn’t have to be inside a frame on a wall. And an exhibit by
Matthew Schrieber at
Wood Street Galleries proves just that.
New Work, which includes three installations by the artist, combines drawing, performance, sculpture, video, light, and even lasers, responding to the movement of the audience.
Continues through March 2022.. 601 Wood St., Downtown. Free. trustarts.org
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Silver Eye Center for Photography presents the opening party for
Radical Survey, Vol. II, its second biennial survey showcasing the works of several artists from within 300 miles of the Pittsburgh area. Get a first look at the exhibition and mingle with the artists and curators while enjoying cocktails, beer, and wine, and food by Sprezzatura.
6:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 4. Exhibit continues through February 2022. 4808 Penn Ave. $50. silvereye.org
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Outdoor enthusiasts should head to the
National Aviary for a new exhibit covering feathered friends around the world and the wonder of forests. At
Explore Forests, visitors can meet barred owls and great argus pheasants, as well as observe feedings of Bali mynas, plush-crested jays, and snowy egrets.
Continues through January 2022. 700 Arch St., North Side. $15-18. aviary.org
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Charlee Brodsky brings
The Audacity of the Mundane to
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. This exhibition, featuring a series of still life photographs and described as “recontextualizing objects collected over the years,” will be worth the drive.
Fri., Nov. 5-Sun., Jan. 2, 2022. 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. Free with registration. thewestmoreland.org
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The Frick Art Museum is throwing back to the 19th century with
Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts movement. The exhibit will feature works from “pioneering artists” and explore questions of class and gender identity, the search for beauty in the industrial age, and more.
Sat., Nov. 6-Sun., Jan. 30, 2022. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. $8-15. Free for members. thefrickpittsburgh.org
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Pittsburgh-based group Let's Get Free presents
EMPATHY is the seed, TRUTH is the water, SOLIDARITY is the bloomage, highlighting and supporting incarcerated women and trans people. The art show at the
Brew House Association also serves as a call for artists and poets in and outside of prison.
Fri., Nov. 19-Sun., Dec. 19. 711 South 21st St., South Side. Free. brewhousearts.org