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Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001 · Film · documentary · 104 min
Directed by Chris Rodley
Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"), gets the definitive treatment. This film includes a look into his inner circle and examines both his artistic and personal impact on society. From day-glo Marilyns and Elvises to Campbell's Soup cans to the groovy 1960s and '70s, step into the limelight of the Warhol world.
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I try to broaden my horizons and get out of my tech bubble, so I like to learn how artists think. I don't think I could do any better than David Byrne "How Music Works" which is surprisingly and satisfyingly technical, along with musical, and Patti Smith's "Just Kids" about her time in New York City starting out with artist Robert Mapplethorpe at the Chelsea Hotel. Amusingly, she meets Alan Ginsburg when he tries to pick her up thinking she is a young man.
In the same vein, not books but documentaries, I learned a lot from three Andy Warhol documentaries on YouTube: "The Life of Andy Warhol", "Andy Warhol - The Complete Picture", and "BBC Modern Masters 1of4 - ANDY WARHOL"
From those I learned about the art business, how much Warhol loved money (he left an estate or around 400 million dollars) and how much of this applies to today's world of art related NFT speculation.
That's true. I've started coming around to that and thinking it's a lot like the art business, especially if you look at an artist like Andy Warhol who stamped out his works on something akin to an assembly line and left an estate estimated to worth $220 million. Art is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I guess NFTs are the latest manifestation of that world. Perhaps some like the margins of the art world and want to extend it with more features.
Edit: I get my knowledge of Andy Warhol from these three documentaries, which have some conflicting information but paint a picture of a man who wanted to make a lot of money.
Andy Warhol - The Complete Picture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnhqRiJ4KH8
The Life of Andy Warhol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIdjvezp2U
Andy Warhol Documentary Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQXpqQO4vaE
The art business is a game for rich people. I don't think I'll bother with because I can't compete at that level due to lack of funds.