Courtesy: Baltimore Museum of Art.Ībout 90 works have been selected for "Coming Attractions" by photographer Catherine Opie and artist Jack Pierson, including pieces by Diane Arbus, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol, among others. Starting in November, visitors to the BMA will get a look at some of the highlights through the exhibit "Coming Attractions: The John Waters Collection." "John," taken by photographer Catherine Opie in 2013. It's only fitting that the fruits of my 60-year search for new art that could startle, antagonize, and infuriate even me, ends up where it all began-in my hometown museum." After taking it home and hanging it on my bedroom wall at my parents' house, I realized from the hostile reaction of my neighborhood playmates that art could provoke, shock, and cause trouble," the auteur said at the time. "The first art I ever bought was a two-dollar Miró poster at The Baltimore Museum of Art gift shop back in the '50s when I was a child. BALTIMORE - In fall 2020, the Baltimore Museum of Art announced beloved local cult filmmaker, writer and artist John Waters was gifting the museum approximately 375 works of fine art from his personal collection.
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