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Article: Nuts about Pittsburgh. (Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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- Artforum International
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- September 1, 1994
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A BRIEF BUT UNCOMFORTABLE flight from Newark to Pittsburgh last May saw me to the opening of the Andy Warhol Museum, epicenter of the international art world at least for a weekend.
Checking in at my hotel, an existentially uneasy but otherwise presentable Ramada Inn, I was greeted with a little present intended for members of the Warhol junket, a small black bag emblazoned with a reproduction of Warhol's Eggs, 1983, and containing a sampling of les delices pittsbourgeoises: a box of Ritz crackers, a minibottle of Heinz ketchup, a Clark Bar, a Clark Super Mario Brothers chocolate patty, a package of Sherm Edwards caramel corn with peanuts, and a bag of Nuts About ...