THE FACTORY

«With the advent of reality TV MySpace, You Tube Warhol's prediction of fleeting fame for all has proven uncannily present. But according to (Billy) Name the Factory has closed for good.«You couldn't have the factory today. It was a very specific phenomenon in the 1960's right when America became the center of the art world» he says. But the legacy of the factory is still living art. We were like the roots of this great big cultural tree-I hope people realize it's still there for them to climb».

Time Out New York
Feb 15-21 2007