\u201cSharif Bey: Homecoming,\u201d which spotlights the work of the Pittsburgh-born ceramic artist and sculptor, opens at the Andy Warhol Museum Friday. [Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Museum]\n<\/p>\n
Drawing from Pittsburgh-born ceramic artist, sculptor and educator Sharif Bey\u2019s experiences across various creative communities, residencies and partnerships, \u201cSharif Bey: Homecoming\u201d is opening at the Andy Warhol Museum Friday.<\/p>\n
The exhibit celebrates Bey\u2019s return to his hometown and the techniques, connections and insights he brings back with him. Bey creates complex sculptures inspired by modernism, functional pottery and Oceanic and African art. With references to childhood memories of Pittsburgh\u2019s urban landscape, his work provides commentary on identity and home that has multiple interpretations: the physical return to a meaningful place of origin, an introspective journey through personal history and memory and a reconnection with artistic roots and traditions.<\/p>\n
Bey\u2019s monumental ceramic sculptures will be shown alongside artwork from The Warhol\u2019s permanent collection by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSharif Bey\u2019s experimentation with new methods and materials culminates in his latest body of work in the exhibition,\u201d said Nicole Dezelon, senior director of learning and public engagement and curator of \u201cSharif Bey: Homecoming.\u201d \u201cPresenting his work alongside Warhol and Basquiat fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas, highlighting the interplay of personal history within broader cultural narratives and inviting reflection on our own identities and connections to place.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to become a part of the Pittsburgh landscape in a more intentional way,\u201d said Bey. \u201cI can come back and think about what I have to offer this thriving arts community at this stage of my life and to rediscover what Pittsburgh has to offer me.\u201d<\/p>\n
For information on \u201cSharif Bey: Homecoming\u201d and other events at the Andy Warhol Museum, go online to warhol.org or call 412-237-8300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSharif Bey: Homecoming,\u201d which spotlights the work of the Pittsburgh-born ceramic artist and sculptor, opens at the Andy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[7485,73,75,74,98705],"class_list":["post-227620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-andy-warhol-museum","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-sharif-bey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}