Party Idea Hall of Fame: Giant Andy Warhol Head

File under: wow. Brooklyn Museum is busy hyping its yearly gala the Brooklyn Ball with the help of a twenty-foot-tall piñata in the shape of Andy Warhol’s head. If a museum party hosted in conjunction with The Met with special guests Zac Posen, Stefano Tonchi, and Mario Batali didn’t contain enough details to excite us (it does), a gigantic arts-and-crafts version of Andy’s noggin sure does the trick. According to the Brooklyn Museum blog, the contents of the Warhol piñata will be kept a secret until revelers succeed in breaking it open on April 22, but we have a few ideas — plus the paper-mâché reveal and a ticket giveaway — after the jump.

Why the piñata, anyway? The museum is showcasing artist Jennifer Rubel’s project “Icons” at the gala, a series of food installations that also includes drinking paintings and suspended melting cheese heads. We’re told Andy will be filled with something edible, though we’d like to suggest a few ideas for Warhol-inspired tchotchkes that would round out the loot.

– Thirty-year-old wedding cake
– Nude First Lady photos
– Fake blond hair
– Coke branded bottle openers
– Mimeographed copies of Warhol’s celebrity Rolodex
– Molars, lobster claws, and egg cartons
– Old Campbell’s soup cans (ouch)

Read more about the Brooklyn Ball, purchase tickets, or follow along on Brooklyn Museum’s Twitter feed. Also help us figure out what the hell is in that piñata. Best guess in the comments wins a pair of tickets to the event!

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[...] will be filled with "the vernacular of American treats, which will remain nameless for the moment," Flavorwire has some suggestions as to what should be in it including nude First Lady photos, fake blond hair, [...]

[...] will be filled with "the vernacular of American treats, which will remain nameless for the moment," Flavorwire has some suggestions as to what should be in it including nude First Lady photos, fake blond hair, [...]

@very concerned citizen Ha! Not quite... the date snuck up on us, but we've selected Ryan as the winner: "I’m pretty sure it’s a bunch of little Andy Warhol piñatas." Because that is so very meta, the thought of an infinite number of Andy heads filling the universe, replicating Warhol's iconic portraits ad nauseum.

No, seriously, who won? Isn't it today? Shouldn't we know the winner? Why are we left in the dark? Is this communist China?

Who the fuck won?!

If the theme is icons then Andy's head must be filled with the icons he painted: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Elizabeth Taylor, Mao Zedong, etc.

Mini piñata heads of all of the people who actually carried out his work. Basquiat's soul. Meth. Silver ballons.

Lifesavers and pictures of Candy Darling.

What's in Andy's head? As Andy was so affianced with money and celebrities so why shouldn’t this Andy head also be filled with celebrity portraits and dollar signs made of chocolate.

Wonder what he would be thinking today?

Since I read above that it is filled with something edible, it must be filled with Andy's favorite food in the world, Campbell's soup. Which filled his cupboards. Which made him famous. A mundane guess, I know. And perhaps too logical. But it's mine.

Banana laffy taffy. Banana Jelly Beans.

I think I already heard it was filled with candy...

Haribo gummy hamburgers

I'm pretty sure it's a bunch of little Andy Warhol piñatas.

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