Who: Billy Name
What: Photographs on display 
When: February – April 2010 
Where: Las Cruces Museum of Art
Contact: (575) 541-2137

Billy Name Photographs at Las Cruces Museum of Art
 
The “Warhol & Pop Art” exhibition, now showing at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, includes photographs by noted photographer, and member of the Warhol entourage, Billy Name.  Name was Andy Warhol’s in-house photographer and he recorded daily life at Warhol’s studio, the Factory.   
 
In 1963, at the request of Andy Warhol, Billy Name began documenting life at the Factory, where he also lived.  Name’s photographs offer rare insight into the glamorous life lead by Warhol and his associates. “We are excited to include Billy Name’s work in this exhibition,” said Museum Manager Lisa Pugh. “It offers us a behind-the-scenes look at Warhol’s New York City studio and his ‘Superstars’.”  Name was also responsible for the silver decorating scheme of the Factory. 
 
Organized by the Las Cruces Museum of Art, “Warhol & Pop Art,” features twenty works by Andy Warhol as well as art by Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Dine, and Roy Lichtenstein, is on display from Friday, February 5 through Saturday, April 3.  Photographs by Billy Name are on loan from the artist and are available for sale through the Museum of Art.
 
Funded by the City of Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main Street, at the north end of the downtown mall.  Exhibits are accessible and free of charge.  For information, call (575) 541-2137 or visit the website http://museums.las-cruces.org
 
In addition to the exhibition, there will be a large number of events, throughout Las Cruces and Mesilla, as part of, “For the Love of Arts month,” sponsored by ArtForms. “For the Love of Art month,” will include a variety of special art exhibits, performance art events at area restaurants, galleries and businesses that are expected to take place throughout the month.
 
“There will be arts in all forms for this celebration,” said Cheryl Fallstead, event coordinator. “You can find jewelry, collage art, photography and sculpture, just to name a few.”
 
An ArtForms member show, featuring paintings, sculptures, photography and multi-media works, exemplifying the variety of art created by artists in Las Cruces, will be held at Branigan Cultural Center, located at 500 N. Water Street, on Feb. 5 at 5 p.m., and will run through Feb. 27. 
 
In conjunction with the month long event, artists all over the city will be opening their studios and galleries, offering new works for sale the weekends of Feb. 13 and 14 and Feb. 20 and 21. The public is encouraged to visit the studios, view art, meet artists and see demonstrations. Maps and venue lists are available at the Las Cruces Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, located at 211 N. Water.
 
Fallstead said “For the Love of Art Month,” began when a group of ArtForm members got together and came up with a way to promote the arts in Las Cruces.
 
“We really wanted to make Las Cruces a destination location for the arts,” said Fallstead.
 
For more information, contact the Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau at (575) 541-2150, or by email at media@las-cruces.org
 

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