Salford Quays, on the way to The Lowry (note swans)
Exactly a year ago, I visited 'Warhol and The Diva' The Lowry in Manchester. Back then, I'd only just started volunteering at the museums but knew there was a Warhol exhibition coming up (I soon learned it would open on my birthday this year, which seemed serendipitous as I'd 1st volunteered on my birthday last year). Fast forward a year and I'm invigilating the Ferens Warhol exhibition...A year ago I was writing about the links between Warhol and Hockney, and now visitors can see both at the Ferens. As I wander through the gallery, I'm struck by how privileged we are to be able to see those links for ourselves.
On my Lowry visit, I remember speaking to one of the front of house staff about Warhol and Lowry and mentioning where I was visiting from, and she said she wanted to visit Hull as it had nice buildings. I left Manchester with a new determination to get more involved with the museums, which led me to my third museum job interview, today. Whatever the outcome, I credit experiences
such as this one (I'd have many more with museum staff in other cities as well as my own) with fuelling my determination, and marvel at my progress. When you're volunteering in a gallery in your home city, can see Warhol's Marilyn and Liz out of the corner of your eye, can hear 'Blue Monday' and 'Just Like Honey' playing, and can then wander into another gallery to see Hockney and Blake accompanying your own magazines, make-up and words...then you can't help but smile at the quote emblazoned in big letters on the wall "Art is what you can get away with" (which I bought a postcard of a year ago at The Lowy). A year on, I'm still getting away with it...
Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol
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David Hockney by Andy Warhol |
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| David Hockney & Andy Warhol |
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