BACK THEN

«At the auction last night my Triple Elvis went for $135 000, so that's good. It was estimated at $70-$90 000. But Thomas Ammann bid $440 000 for one of David Whitney's Rauschenberg».


-Andy Warhol Diaries
Nov 8 1983

POST WARHOL PREDICTION: IN THE FUTURE WOMEN'S MAGAZINES WILL TELL YOU: IS YOUR RIGHT LEG LOOKING OLDER THAN YOUR LEFT LEG? A QUIZZ FOR YOU»

MUSCLES ARE GREAT

«Muscles are great; everybody should have at least one that they can show off»


-Andy Warhol.

Flexing

NEW RECORD

Yesterday Warhol's Mao sold for 17,4 million. Meanwhile his 1962 Orange Marylin went for 16.2 millions while Sixteen Jackies from 1964 sold for 15.6 million.

SHOWING YOU HOW TO WIN LIKE ROCKY

Rocky: Live To Win

MOVIES IN AMERICA

«It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how you feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it. When they show you how to kiss like James Dean or hook like Jane Fonda or win like Rocky, that's great».



-Andy Warhol.

WILLIAM HUNG PAST 15 MINUTES OF FAME

William Hung on American Idol - She Bangs!

«MAKING MONEY IS THE BEST ART»

Between 2003 and 2005 auction prices for Warhol doubled. In 2005 artworks by Warhol sold at auction fetched 87.5 millions.

POST WARHOL PREDICTION

IN THE FUTURE WOMEN'S MAGAZINE WILL ADVERTISE: HAVE YOUR BRAIN REMOVED AND LOSE ONE POUND!

WOULD WARHOL LOVE PARIS HILTON? YOU BET!

Well-known writer Bob Colacello was during the seventies and early 1980's editor at Interview magazine. In the early 21 st century he's convinced we're living in a Warhol world more than ever. Even though he also acknowledge that today's celebrity culture have a serious problem:" Andy would have loved what's going on today, although I'm not too crazy about it. I'm sure Andy would have Paris Hilton on the cover of Interview magazine today but I would advise him against it. There's something wrong with our culture when little girls admire someone like Paris whose claim to fame is having released a porn tape. There are too many famous people now who really haven't done anything yet. It's out of control».

Warhol used to say that shopping was more american than thinking. Nowadays Paris Hilton can declare proudly« I don't think, I just walk». Gee, that's great!

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

«Bob Rauschenberg was at the opening and Joseph Beuys and Hans Namuth and it was like a busy sixties day. And I forget how attractive artists are. They really are attractive»


Andy Warhol diaries
January 9 1982

CHRISTOPHER MAKOS ON WARHOL'S INFLUENCE IN THE 21st CENTURY

I asked Christopher Makos about his opinion on Warhol's influence today: «Warhol impact is being felt in the most unusual way, he has become the prophet of all things modern. People are actually stars today without having to do anything except be beautiful. Beautiful people only have to be beautiful to have the world at their feet. Andy believed this and now the world believes it too».