First Fridays: Into the Alt-Limelight

Take a journey into the nightlife of New York City inspired by Andy Warhol and his contemporaries. Celebrate diversity, outrageousness, experimentation and DIY fashion with a runway featuring The Finest Filth Variety Hour, influenced by the Club Kid movement of the 1980s and 90s.

Explore the collection through a queer lens on a Vanguard tour or discover works by Warhol’s contemporaries with a Gallery Guide. Inspired by Warhol’s series Ladies and Gentlemen, create your own screen-print with artist and educator Simone Tippett.

Hear from Henry Gillespie, Warhol’s friend and one of only two Australians to be invited to sit for a Warhol portrait. Gillespie will be in conversation with Julie Robinson, curator of Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media.

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An instant 15 minutes of fame!

Decades before social media, Andy Warhol’s photography was candid, collaborative and social. Instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons and himself were taken with his Polaroid camera which he carried everywhere.

Share your photo on socials and tag @agsa.adelaide and @adelaidefestival #15seconds. Bonus points for using Bowie’s Fame track

Guided Tours
Meet in the Atrium
5pm & 7pm

Join a Gallery Guide for a tour of Andy Warhol & Photography: A Social Media*, discover works from his contemporaries in the collection or join a Vanguard and explore the collection through a queer lens.

* Exhibition ticket required, the 7pm tour will be accompanied by an accredited Auslan interpreter.
Tour capacity limited to 15 people

5.30pm & 7.30pm
Screen play – Andy Warhol Style

Taking inspiration from Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen series, join Simone Tippett, South Australian printmaker who will guide you through the basics of screen printing. Tear, stick and print your own work of art using coloured paper and images from our 15 minutes of Fame event.

In the Studio
Members $30, Non-Members $40
Book Here

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NELYA

Nelya loves to throw down club beats from around the globe and from local underrepresented producers. As a local favourite in the queer scene in Kaurna Yerta, she does her best to mix queer intersectional and unapologetic floor fillers with nostalgic club hits. Now performing simply under the name NELYA, she has brought her signature flavour to music festivals such as Laneway and Groove in the Moo and Supported acts such as Peaches, Kira Piru, Milan Ring, Hot Dub Time Machine, Half Queen and FOURA.

An Evening with Henry Gillespie, Warhol’s friend and portrait subject
6pm

Meet Andy Warhol’s famous Australian sitter – Henry Gillespie. Be regaled with tales from New York City and hear about Warhol’s Interview magazine and Gillespie’s role as Australian editor. Gillespie will be in conversation with Julie Robinson, curator of Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media.

Complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival. Tickets Required An Evening with Henry Gillespie - Bookings

Performance/Runway
8pm

Ever heard the term '90s Club Kid' and felt too shy to admit you had no idea what anyone was talking about? Well don't worry boo... we got you! The Finest Filth presents an NYC 90s Club Kid Showcase! Eight local SA artists from a variety of backgrounds including Drag, Burlesque and Vogue will put together original looks inspired by the 90s Club Kid movement. You'll see lip syncs and voguing plus and a whole lot of weird, wild and fierce fashion on our custom built runway! The showcase will be hosted by local Queerdo Annie Schofield as they discuss why the movement was so important and why it's still massively inspirational now. With Nelya DJ bringing the 90s NYC vibes this is an event you don't want miss!

Artists:

Estelle

XAI

Arthur Nicely

Loveit Murray

House of Minogue:
Leilani Gonzalez-Figueroa

Daniel Francis

AKI

Auslan Guided Tour
7pm

Take a tour of Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media with an accredited Auslan interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing visitors.
Exhibition ticket required

Andy Warhol and the queer gaze
7.30pm

Join writers Patrick Flanery and Andrew van der Vlies to hear about Andy Warhol’s queer aesthetics. Moderated by Frances Barrett, Lecturer in Contemporary Art at UniSA.
Exhibition ticket required
In the exhibition, places limited, arrive early to avoid disappointment.