Andy Warhol & The Factory

[fashion_freek]

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[fairyx]

Sign a petition to release Edie´s movies as a dvd-box, or similar.
And spread the rumour!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Edie/

 

[fairyx]

oh btw... I am currently reading Mary Woronovs book, Swimming Underground, and I absolutley love it!

 

[lusia]

one of my favorites was Nena ... someone has more pics of her??

 

[IcePrincess]

Andy Warhol's "Kiss" (1963)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9waiuxjDts

 

[IcePrincess]

 

[IcePrincess]

Anthropological Sketches: Andy Warhol/Velvet Underground '66


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7CpQpTAyEI

 

[IcePrincess]

Velvet Underground - Exploding Plastic Inevitable Part 1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LeKaI8YOk8

Velvet Underground - Exploding Plastic Inevitable Part 2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cffr2OazbHM

 

[couturex]

Great videos!

 

[loonaka]

i'm just in love with this thread, thanks so much for starting it

 

[IcePrincess]

Warhol: Genius or fraud?

HE'S had more than the 15 minutes of fame he predicted for every one of us...

But 1960s pop artist Andy Warhol came close to describing today's so-called TV stars.

The New York-based pioneer said: "Don't pay attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches."

Twenty years after his death, his iconic images are attracting more coverage than ever with a major exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh. Paintings of soup cans, skulls and revolvers sit alongside Debbie Harry and Liza Minnelli.

His work seemed to predict a superficial society obsessed with fame. So is the inventor of pop culture a genius or a fraud? LESLEY ROBERTS asks two experts, an artist and a celebrity fan.

Andy Warhol: A Celebration of Life...and Death, Aug 4 - Oct 7.

'Warhol's work is just typical of all that trash'

PETER HOWSON ACCLAIMED ARTIST

ANDY WARHOL'S work is typical of the American trash that masqueraded as pop art.

Warhol's best art was himself. He was far more interesting than his work.

He epitomises what's wrong with pop art, which is one of the worst periods ofmodern art. His work is also grossly inflated and over-valued. Frankly a lot of it is crap - but expensive crap!

You can buy a Rembrandt cheaper than a Warhol. Some people seem to value pictures of MarilynMonroe or a can of soup more than great painting.

Maybe the place Warhol now holds in popular art says more about our society than the true worth of his work.

I am not surprised the National Galleries are staging this exhibition. I am sure it will be very successful.

But I do wonder and worry about the example it is setting to young people.

Are they going to draw inspiration from trashy American culture?

My opinion of Warhol the artist is completely different to Warhol the person. I've heard he was an interesting and nice man and in many ways had far more depth than his work.

'Andy was the inventor of our celeb culture'

KEITH HARTLEY EXHIBITION'S CURATOR

IF you're the kind of person who would get on a train, find a copy ofHello! and flick through to look at pictures of celebrities, you'll love Warhol's work.

His art simply reflects the things that fascinate us. We have a room dedicated to his portraits of celebrities who fought to get into the Studio 54 nightclub in New York where he often went.

People like Liza Minnelli, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones and Dolly Parton all knew it was the place to be seen.

He wasn't just interested in art. His own magazine Interview covered anything 'of the moment' and pioneered the informal celebrity interview, noting down everything they did, wore or said. He was the inventor of today's celebrity culture.

But there are other darker works that are often forgotten about.

He was very down-toearth and made art much more accessible to the public.

'His whole life almost became a piece of art'

LLOYD COLE, SINGER

I'M VERY into the idea of the painter being the personality. I love the whole concept of the Warhol wigs, clothes and his incredible social life which almost became an art form in itself.

My favourite image is the cover of the first Velvet Underground album with the yellow banana on the front. It really meant something in my life.

As a teenager, I picked up the sleeve and was aware I was holding something artistic in my hand. It was a definite attempt to bring art to the mainstream.

If I had the money, I don't think I'd buy a Warhol. There'd be at least half a dozen artists I'd choose before him.

My band the Commotions recorded a song called Andy's Babies in which I tried to draw a parallel between Warhol's Factory in New York and just how pretentious some people in the Glasgow music scene had become.

Warhol had a massive impact on pop culture. He made it clear art was about the idea, not necessarily the execution.

I'm very much behind that concept. If you come up with a great idea why on earth do it yourself? Have somebody who works in your studio do it for you...so you can go to a cafe.

'Of all pop art he has stood test of time'

MARTIN HAMMER ART HISTORY EXPERT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY

ANDY WARHOL would love all the attention he's attracting. He loved being famous. He wasn't just interested in stars - he wanted to be one.

It's hard to know his impact on today's society. I suspect a lot of what has happened would have anyway but he was definitely ahead of the game.

Warhol was always a fan of iconic figures like MarilynMonroe, whom he went on to paint.

Of all the pop artists, he has stood the test of time. You can see his influence in today's artists. At the show, there's a series of skull images painted against bright backgrounds.

Damien Hirst recently created a diamondencrusted skull.

People who don't normally visit galleries will go to see his work because it taps into popular culture of movies and TV. That's quite an achievement.

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_headline=pop-idol&method=full&objectid=19572224&siteid=64736-name_page.html

 

[SomethingElse]

You can see Chelsea Girls online. Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here. If you get a popup that says "tv.mofile.com undefined", just press "OK". Then the video will begin. Enjoy!

Chelsea Girls is a 1966 film directed by Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol. The film was Warhol's first major commercial success, and was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and various other locations in New York City. The film, starring many of Warhol's superstars, takes place at the hotel, and follows the lives of several of the young women who live there. The name is an obvious reference to the location where the film was shot.

According to script-writer Ronald Tavel, Warhol first brought up the idea for the film in the back room of Max's Kansas City, Warhol's favorite nightspot, one night in the summer of 1966. In Ric Burns' documentary film Andy Warhol, Tavel recollected that Warhol took a napkin and drew a line down the middle and wrote 'B' and 'W' on opposite sides of the line; he then showed it to Tavel, explaining, "I want to make a movie that is a long movie, that is all black on one side and all white on the other." Warhol was referring to both the visual concept of the film, as well as the content of the scenes presented.

The film was shot in summer and early autumn 1966 in various rooms and locations inside the Hotel Chelsea, although it is worth noting that of all those who starred in the film, only poet René Ricard actually lived there at the time.[1] Filming also took place at The Factory, Warhol's studio. Appearing in the film were many of Warhol's regulars, including Nico, Brigid Berlin, Gerard Malanga, Ingrid Superstar, International Velvet and Eric Emerson. According to Burns' documentary, Warhol and his companions completed an average of one 33-minute segment per week.

Once principal photography wrapped, Warhol and co-director Paul Morrissey selected the twelve most striking vignettes they had filmed and then projected them side-by-side to create a visual juxtaposition of both contrasting images and divergent content (the so-called "white" or light and innocent aspects of life against the "black" or darker, more disturbing aspects.) As a result, the 6 1/2 hour running time was essentially cut in half, to 3 hours and 15 minutes. However, part of Warhol's concept for the film was that it would be unlike watching a regular movie, as the two projectors could never achieve exact synchronization from viewing to viewing; therefore, despite specific instructions of where individual sequences would be played during the running time, each viewing of the film would, in essence, be an entirely different experience.

Mary Woronov
Several of the sequences have gone on to attain a cult-status, most notably the "Pope" sequence, featuring avant-garde actor and poet Robert Olivo, or Ondine as he called himself, as well as a segment featuring Mary Woronov entitled "Hanoi Hannah," one of two portions of the film scripted specifically by Tavel.
Notably missing is a sequence Warhol shot with his most popular superstar Edie Sedgwick which, according to Paul Morrissey, Warhol excised from the final film at the insistence of Sedgwick herself, who claimed she was under contract to Bob Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman, at the time the film was made.

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[IcePrincess]

Thanks for the links SomethingElse

 

[dinahgrace]

Thanks SomethingElse! It's rare to find!

 

[aliciamichelle]

This was in the new issue of Vogue with Kate Bosworth on the cover. I love the portrait Andy did of Ethel Scull much more than any of the celebrity ones he did.

 

[Dandelion89]

I love Susan Bottomly (International Velvet). She appeared in Chelsea Girls.
Photos scanned from Lid Magazine, Warhol Giant Book, and by Billy Name.

 

[aliciamichelle]

Thank you!

 

[Dandelion89]

Glad you liked them^ photos of Viva and Susan Bottomly by Billy Name. Scan from his book All Tomorrow's Parties

 

[loonaka]

wow Susan Bottomly had fantastic hair!!!
Thanks for the pictures