2022
BBC
The Queen's robes and crown get a designer makeover with Karen Bystedt's take on a Louis Vuitton-patterned outfit
2021
L.A. Times
Art curator Karen Bystedt of the Lost Warhols has introduced the pop-up Bling Bling Gallery at Beverly Center with works by artist and Adult Swim network emcee-host Randall Byers. On display through Sept. 30 are 20 rhinestone-bedecked pieces by Byers in four rooms themed Future, Psychedelic, Exotic Jungle and Crystal & Mushroom Cave. Some sculptures are embellished with more than 100,000 rhinestones; a blinged-out wig can be tried on for selfies; and an interactive installation features pieces with built-in LED lights. Three times weekly, Byers offers Bling Academy classes where guests learn to bling out wine glasses, vases and more ($80 to $130). Gallery admission $10; sculptures $6,000 to $50,000; home decor $100 to $800. Bling Bling Gallery, Beverly Center, Heirs to the Throne Gallery, 8500 Beverly Blvd., Level 6, Los Angeles. beverlycenter.com
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
Art House AR has developed tech specifically for businesses to offer digital engagement in lieu of—and in addition to—physical visits. With it, the general public can see the art collections and spaces at the Hotel Zena in Washington, D.C., and the Viceroy Santa Monica. They’ve also designed postcards featuring murals at the Hotel Zena and artist Karen Bystedt’s The Lost Warhols at the Viceroy, complete with QR codes that launch the tours.
2020
Celebrating the grand opening of its new pop-up space on Dec. 16, The Lost Warhols Museum welcomed guests to the Beverly Center
Irish artists invited to take a pop at Andy Warhol in Dublin
Halston Hosts a Benefit Marking the 40th Anniversary of Studio 54 and 30 Years Since Andy Warhol's Passing
Karen Bystedt, who has made a career of photographing actors like Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp when they were still just pretty mugs knocking on the doors of Hollywood, had perhaps her most career-making encounter when she was still a student at New York University.
In 1982, Karen Bystedt, a 19-year-old NYU student, cold-called Andy Warhol at his studio in Union Square and asked if she could photograph him.
Harry Brant, Stella Schnabel, the Edition’s Ben Pundole, and Michael Avedon mingled and sipped Champagne as they took in photographs of Warhol by artist Karen Bystedt.
Visual artist Karen Bystedt floated through the room in a voluminous white gown adorned with photographs she took of Warhol when she was a 19
‘Money on the Wall’ Rediscovered photos become new mixed - media pop art in mixed media
Karen Bystedt was a young photographer with a lot of chutzpah, living in New York to attend NYU, a fan of fashion, downtown culture and Andy Warhol.
photoBOOK LA, a new platform for publishers and book artists. One participating publisher, Artist’s Corner Gallery and Bookmaking, will feature the world premiere of Karen Bystedt’s, The Lost Warhols, a boxed set of recently “found” photographs of Andy Warhol that Bystedt took 30 years ago as an art student at NYU.
2017
Chris Brown and renowned photographer Karen Bystedt teamed up to turn her iconic shot of Warhol into what's been dubbed the "Triple Andy Discount."
Throughout Shore Club, original photographs of Andy Warhol will be displayed as reworks by artists such as Tommii Lim, Dom Pattinson and Peter Tunney. "THE LOST WARHOLS" is now a global collection and we are honored to have the pieces displayed and for purchase.
JUST JARED
Chris Brown bundles up in style while hosting an exclusive serigraph signing with artist Karen Bystedt for her LOST WARHOLS “Andy Goes Street” Collection at Guerilla Atelier.
Karen Bystedt Art Show Installed at The Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC
2015
APPAREL NEWS
On June 11, Bystedt, a photographer, exhibited Lost Warhols: The Bare Images. It was a gallery show of her unique portraits of Andy Warhol, at Guerilla Atelier at 427 S. Hewitt St. in downtown Los Angeles.
LA CANVAS
It all started with a cold call to the man himself, and its now turned into @karenbystedt’s collaborative photo tribute exhibit called “Warhol Lives”.
2014
LAIST.COM
The 'Warhol Lives' collaborative exhibit opens at Gallery GO
RYOT
This Artist’s Long-Lost Photos of Andy Warhol Call on His Spirit to Unite Us All
CONTACT MUSIC
Chris Brown and Karen Bystedt show off their artwork at Andy Warhol Goes Street at Blick Art Store
GLOBAL GRIND
Chris Brown is getting his art on, this time with a dope ass collaboration piece with photographer Karen Bystedt.
PMC MAGAZINE
A Spotlite on Artist Karen Bystedt
2013
LIVE FAST MAGAZINE
Interview Series: Karen Bystedt “The Lost Warhols”
FABRIK Art
Andy Warhol Looks Down From High on the Sunset Strip for the Holidays
2012
