Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol's Spirit Is Still Very Much Alive

Re:Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol's Spirit Is Sti... by b6 on Saturday February 25, 2017 @07:49AM (#13731348)

I got intrigued with Warhol after I found out he'd supported the Velvet Underground and suggested they work with Nico. It was a strange suggestion, but the results were brilliant.

I'm also really interested in his "Factory" idea, basically a very wild art studio. It reminds me a bit of Erdős, Grothendieck's seminars, and hackerspaces all at the same time. Basically, get a bunch of talented people with very different skills and perspectives in the same place, with a bunch of stuff to work with, add drugs, and see what happens.

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Re:Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol's Spirit Is Sti... by foob on Saturday February 25, 2017 @08:15AM (#13731427)

If you're not familiar with it already then I highly recommend checking out Songs for Drella. Lou Reed and John Cale put aside there differences after Warhol's death to record something of a eulogy for him. It offers an interesting perspective on the early days of the Velvet underground, their relationship with and subsequent falling out with Warhol, and Warhol's life in general. It's beautiful, haunting, and heartbreaking.

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Re:Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol's Spirit Is Sti... by dmansen on Monday February 27, 2017 @10:29AM (#13744895)

Thank you for the recommendation, never would have found this and am loving it!

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Re:Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol's Spirit Is Sti... by alexandersingh on Saturday February 25, 2017 @04:06PM (#13733816)

The myth and reputation surrounding The Factory has made it a popular point of reference for a lot of artists, many of whom identify their own studios or creative spaces as spiritual successors.

An equally interesting, albeit different space would be The Haçienda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ha%C3%A7ienda).

And if anyone is after some bite-sized Warhol, you may enjoy this Twitter feed, sampling from Warhol's diaries - https://twitter.com/WarholLives

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