STRETCHING HIS 15 MINUTES OF FAME

POST WARHOL PREDICTION: WOMAN MAG:IS THIS NEW COLLEAGUE LOOKING YOUNGER THAN YOU? HOW TO CORNER THAT BITCH UNDER A NEON LIGHT AT THE NEXT OFFICE PARTY

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: TIME

Jan 29 2008

Thinking about the past is really like science -fiction. Let's say you think of someone who lived in 1748. That person woke up one day and thinking about what he wanted to do with his life said to himself...«Let's do it tomorrow I still have a lot of time in front of me.» And then you think that person is now dead since...260 years! That's really the best science-fiction.

«I NEVER MET AN ANIMAL I DIDN'T LIKE» -ANDY WARHOL

OH JESUS!

«The last survivors of Andy Warhol's Factory are getting together again in director Paul Morissey's first fiction film in almost 20 years. The untitled movie had its genesis when publicist Kelly Cutrone who was married to Warhol's late asisstant Ronnie Cutrone discovered a male model in Mexico. Morrissey after meeting the model through photographer Bruce Weber cast him as the reincarnation of Jesus. The film also star Warhol regulars Geraldine Smith and Viva».

-New York Daily News
Jan 28 2008

«MUSCLES ARE GREAT;EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE THAT THEY CAN SHOW OFF»-ANDY WARHOL

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!

«I've never met a person I couldn't call a beauty. Every person has beauty at some point in their lifetime. Usually in different degrees. Sometimes they have the looks when they're a baby and then they don't have it when they're grown up but then they could get it back again when they're older. Or they might be fat but have a beautiful face. or have bow-legs but a beautiful body. Or be the number one female beauty and have no tits. Or be the number one male beauty and have a small you-know-what».

-The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

«ATHLETES ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW MEDIA STARS»-ANDY WARHOL

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«It's pretty clear that Bill Clinton will castrate any vice-president that Hillary (should she reach the White House) nominates and undermine her authority. His behaviour is atrocious. It's one lie and fantasy strung out one after another. It just feels tacky and trashy. He's not going to sit on the sidelines. He's going to be out of control in office»

-Camille Paglia

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Artwork by René Magritte

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: OBAMA VS HILLARY

Jan 27 2008

«Gee, Obama won big yesterday. They say he got like 8o% of the black vote. But I don't understand why they say it's now a contest to see if black women will vote their gender instead of their race or to see if white people will vote for a black president. I mean It's about about how gay people will vote. If they're too many «Women for Hillary» signs up there when she speaks, gay men will vote for Obama. If they're too many preachers next to Obama on stage when he speaks, gay men will vote for Hillary. Some kid explained to me the new top/bottom divide in the gay world. If you look under 40 you can get your dick sucked. If you look over 40 the only thing you can do is serving the other guy. I guess I'm OK with it... Went to the office . Worked on my Heath Ledger tribute serie. And oh, why do women always complain when a guy like them only for their body? They get mad at the guy, don't enjoy sex while they can and then they end up 20 years later complaining° «I'm invisible when I go to a bar» That's really dumb. They should do like young gay men are doing now. If a guy likes them for their body that's great, If he likes them for just one part or two of it, it's still quite good. Sylvester Stallone called me and told me I should really take testosterone too. I don't know. He looks good in his new movie though.

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:IN THE FUTURE GAYS & LESBIANS WILL BE THE TWO WORST POLITICAL ENNEMIES

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love».

-Woody Allen

SHOWING OFF FOR 15 MINUTES OF FAME

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

The World Database of Happiness, in Rotterdam, collects all the available information about what makes people happy and why. According to the research, married, extroverted optimists are happier than single, pessimistic introverts, and Republicans are happier than Democrats. Nurses enjoy life more than bankers, and it helps to be religious, sexually active and a college graduate with a short commute to work. The wealthy experience more mirth than the poor, but not much. Most people say they are happy, but perhaps that is because they are expected to be.

-The Economist
Jan 17 2008

CROTCH SHOT FOR 15 MINUTES OF FAME

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:IN THE FUTURE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO WALK NAKED ON THE STREET PROVIDED THEY'RE TATOOED WITH ADVERTISING ALL OVER

THE STATE OF AMERICA....NOW!

«There's no country in the world that loves «right now» like America does. I guess so many things are happening today that we're too busy to do anything but look, talk and think about all of it. We don't have time to remember the past, and we don't have the energy to imagine the future: we're so busy we can only think: Now!»

-Andy Warhol

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Artwork: St-Thomas The Apostle by Caravaggio

ANDY WARHOL BRITNEY SPEARS AND THE ECONOMIC QUESTION

Portfolio magazine estimates the annual value of Britney Spears to the U.S. economy is 110- to 120-million dollars -- not including when she's touring. Portfolio estimates record companies, promoters and licensers make 30- to 40-million dollars because of endorsements, record sales and other business.

Meanwhile the paparazzi are estimated to make 4 million dollars from selling photos of Spears. Celebrity tabloids, web traffic and various media make about 75 million dollars off her in one year.

Of course that kind of question was a fascinating one for Warhol himself. In his philosophy book he noted already:«I'm confused about who the news belongs to. I always have in my head that if you're name is in the news the the news should be paying you. Because it's your news and they're taking and they're selling it as their product. But then they always say that they're helping you, and that's true too, but still, if people didn't give the news their news , and if everybody kept their news to themselves the news wouldn't have any news.So I guess you should pay each other. But I haven't figured it out fully yet».

«MUSCLES ARE GREAT;EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE THAT THEY CAN SHOW OFF»-ANDY WARHOL

INTERVIEW MAGAZINE

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingrid Sischy today announced her resignation as Editor-in-Chief of Interview Magazine. "I have had the honor of editing one of the most unique titles in magazine publishing and working with tremendously talented people in our industry. With Sandra Brant's decision to sell her interest in Brant Publications, it is only appropriate that I resign at this time. Sandy and I have worked together as a team, and that has been a huge part of the fun of it. While it is difficult to contemplate being away from this extraordinary experience, the time is right and Interview is firmly positioned for even greater success," Sischy commented.

Over Ms. Sischy's tenure she has built Interview into an internationally recognized title that covers the world of art, fashion, entertainment and pop culture. During her more than 18 year tenure as Editor-in-Chief the circulation of the magazine has grown significantly and has become a mainstay vehicle for marketers around the world who are interested in reaching a discerning, culturally aware audience.

"When I was first drafted as editor after Andy Warhol's death I thought I'd stay a few years, devote myself to helping the magazine find its post-Warhol life, and then get back to my writing. Although leaving the magazine and wonderful staff behind is difficult, it is the right decision and one that will allow the new owners to establish their own editorial stamp on the magazine. I am now more than ever, eager to get back to my writing and have several big projects in front of me that need my attention"

"Managing such an important part of Andy Warhol's legacy has been a huge responsibility and I am proud of what Sandy and my editorial team have accomplished in terms of content and growth. I wish everyone the best of luck and hope this great American magazine will continue to flourish," Sischy concluded.

«I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I JUST THOUGHT THAT THINGS WERE MAGIC AND THAT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN»-ANDY WARHOL

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:IN THE FUTURE THE REAL ECONOMY , THE MARKET ECONOMY & THE ART MARKET ECONOMY WILL BE THREE COMPLETELY SEPARATE THINGS

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Artwork by Richard hamilton

SHOULD JENNIFER PAINT HER FUTURE BABY ROOM YELLOW OR PINK? CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!

«The american writer Susan Faludi sees this as a part of a «feminisation» of celebrity culture» where stars are celebrated for their appearance and fashion sense rather than the manly virtues of explorer, warrior or sportsman. She says that the virtues of craft loyalty and social utility are no longer respected much less rewarded»

-Times Online
Jan 21 2008

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE A BOYCOTT OF COMPANIES WHO REFUSE TO ADVERTISE ON PORN SITES

«ATHLETES ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW MEDIA STARS»-ANDY WARHOL

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: NEW COUPLE

Jan 20 2008

The say the new power couple now is smart women with hot men. I don't know. All the hot women I know are with short, fat boring men with millions. Watched TV and they showed the french president and his new girlfriend walking together and people applauding them as they passed by. Maybe Georges Bush should do the same and get a hot young ex-model so people would applaud him on Rodeo Drive and his approval rating would go up. And, oh why is there so many baby news in celebrity gossip magazines? Is it because the only thing we can think of now is having 30 year old fairies writing for 12 year old girls?

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«My problem lies in reconciliating my gross habits with my net income»

Erold Flynn

ANDY WARHOL ON WRESTLING:«IT'S EXCITEMENT, IT'S SHOW BUSINESS, IT'S CHIC»

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:IN THE FUTURE AN AMERICAN SURVEY WILL ASK: SHOULD HILLARY HAVE A WARDROBE MALFUNCTION TO INCREASE HER CHANCES?

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«Mr Levitt presented preliminary findings from a study conducted with Sudir Venkatesh a sociologist at Colombia University. Their research on the economics of street prostitution combines official arrest records with data on 2220 «tricks» (transaction) collected by Mr Venkatesh in co-operation with sex workers in three Chicago districts...

(among the findings) «..prostitutes are more likely to have sex with a police officer than be arrested by one...when negotiating prices, prostitutes will usually make an offer to black clients but will sollicit a bid from a white client.» As for strips clubs patrons they are typically unmarried, relatively young and College educated.

-The Economist
Jan 20 2008

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:WOMAN MAG: HOW TO FAKE GREAT ORGASM TO GET (ad space) BAGS, (ad space) SHOES & (ad space) DRESS FROM YOUR SUGAR DADDY!

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Artwork by Miro

AMERICAN COURAGE IN THE 21st CENTURY

«When you're young and good-looking and you've got a great body, you like to go to the beach and show it all off. And it's easy for you to make fun of everybody there who isn't so good-looking or in such good shape. But I think it takes a lot of corage to be really fat, or have very white skin that never tans, or be really old and go to the beach. You wear your bathing suit and show yourself off anyway, and you have the attitude that this is what I am, and it may not be so great but it's me, and I really don't care what you think about it. That's a great American kind of courage».


-Andy Warhol
America

«ATHLETES ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW MEDIA STARS»-ANDY WARHOL

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: ARTSY VS ARTISTIC

Jan 18 2008

I like the way celebrity news marketing is getting better and better while the content is getting dumber and dumber. That's a great american thing. And oh, I really like all the kids now. They take those great nude shot in the mirror with their digital camera in hand. It's like the new 21st century self portrait and at the same time you see all the stuff in the bathroom behind so it's like a still life at the same time. A french kid told me it's called «Nature morte à l'autoportrait nu avec caméra digitale». That's great. I guess «artistic» is in and «artsy» is out now but I don't understand it. Is it because artistic people are more fuckable than artsy people? Because artsy people wear black all the time and artistic people just want to take their clothes off?

SHOWING OFF FOR 15 MINUTES OF FAME

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«Dov Charney founder and chief executive of casual fashion giant American Apparel acknowledges that he has appeared in his underwear many times in front of male and female employees. And yes on a few occasions during work meetings he donned a skimpy garnment that barely covered his genitals». ....(about the new accusations of sexual harrasment):The company contends that there was no harassment. Rather «American Apparel is a sexually charged workplace where employees of both gender deal with sexual conduct, speech and imagery as part of their jobs Charney's lawyers said in court documents».

-LA Times
Jan 17 2008

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Sculpture by Louise Nevelson

«GEE, THIS PICASSO LOOKS GREAT ON YOUR WALL»

«I like money on the wall. Say you were going to buy a $200 000 painting. I think you should take that money, tie it up, and hang it on the wall. Then when someone visited you, the first thing they would see is the money on the wall»

-THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANDY WARHOL

POST WARHOL PREDICTION: IN THE FUTURE CLONING WILL FIRST BE ALLOWED FOR THE MILITARY

THE BEAUTY OBSESSION

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«I never thought Basquiat was a great movie. I think people like it more than I do. Young people in particular. They tell me they came to New York because of that film. I knew what it looked like for Jean Michel to be painting. I don't think there's another film that shows a guy painting like that...I think Benicio Del Toro was great and that David Bowie did a wonderful job as Andy Warhol even though he had that funny English accent. It didn't matter»

-Julian Schnabel

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

-Pink Islands by Christo

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«Great leader love sex and I'm not a great leader anymore»

-Sochiro Honda
Founder of Honda Motor company
(explaining his retirement at age 66 in 1973)

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: RECESSION

Jan 16 2008

Oh, why do they talk about that recession thing all the time. They should just stop talking about it and make the economy stronger. I mean it's so simple. Just make women even more jealous of each other and make them refusing sex with men even more. So the guys will become more frustrated and say: I will create a great business make millions and get all the 19 year old chicks I want in my bed. And then all the women would go shopping even more because that new bitch at work is looking slimmer, got better hair, better clothes, etc. That would keep our great american economy healthy.

«MUSCLES ARE GREAT;EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE THAT THEY CAN SHOW OFF»-ANDY WARHOL

DID JESSICA ALBA ATE TWO OREO COOKIES LAST NIGHT?

«You may have clicked on Perez Hilton or Gawker out of casual curiosity but when you wake up three hours later your head filled with an addled jumble of unsubstantiated gossip and iddle judgment plus a dizzying volume of disconcertingly passionate opinions from the unwashed masses your worldview and priorities were irretrievably skewed like it or not"

-Hather Havrilesky on Salon.com

POST WARHOL PREDICTION: IN THE FUTURE THE EARLY 21st CENTURY WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE ERA WHERE CELEBRITY CULTURE WENT OFF THE RAILS

SHOWING OFF FOR 15 MINUTES OF PAPARAZZI FAME

I MEAN...OPHRA IS USING IT TOO!

«I know that it's not supposed to be polite to say «America» when you mean the United States. In school they tell you that it's insulting to all the other countries in North and Central and South America when the United States of America calls itself «America» because where does that leave them? But I don't care if Venezuela or some place gets upsets. We're the states who thought of uniting into the best country in the world, and we're the only country that thought of making the world part of our name. Brazil doesn't call itself «Brazil of America».

-Andy Warhol

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife»

-Groucho Marx

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

Artwork by James Rosenquist

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«The producers of NBC's new show «American Gladiators» say they had no idea that Alex Castro the warrior going under the name «Militia» on the show was once a gay porn star...Photos and videos from Castro' porn past have turned up on gay porn sites after Colt Studios went on and congratulated their porn star about his new gig.

Source: bgay.com

PAPARAZZI ART

It was just a matter of time...In one of the first shows of its kind Buzz Foto LLC a Los Angeles paparazzi agency is presenting a restrospective of contemporary celebrity photos in «Paparazzi As An Art form» The opening night reception will be held Feb 15 2008 at the Mayam Seyhoun Gallery on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. How much for the drunk Lindsay Lohan portrait?

AMANDA LEPORE AS ANDY WARHOL'S MARILYN

Photo: David Lachapelle

WARHOL: GAY ESTHETICISM FOR THE 21st CENTURY

«The two pioneering forces of modern sensibility are jewish moral seriousness and homosexual estheticism and irony.»

-Susan Sontag

ANDY WARHOL ON WRESTLING:«IT'S EXCITEMENT, IT'S SHOW BUSINESS, IT'S CHIC»

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: LE PRESIDENT PEOPLE

Jan 12 2008

Oh, all the french people can't stop talking about their new president since he's dating the ex model Carla Bruni. They call him « Le president people». She's a famous singer in France now so eveybody is waiting to see if she's going to write a love song for him. I guess the french just want to forget thirty years of crap like Derrida, Lacan & Foucault. I once read something about my work by a french critic. He said I was «deconstructing the paradigm of mass culture». He should have had his cock sucked instead of writing that.

«MUSCLES ARE GREAT;EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE THAT THEY CAN SHOW OFF»-ANDY WARHOL

LET'S GO SHOPPING!

«Looking at store windows is great entertainment because you can see all these things and be really glad it's not home filling up your closets and drawers. And if you don't have much money and it makes you depressed to see all the stuff you think you want, just go to the wholesale districts where the signs say «No retail» and try to buy something and have the stores kick you out».

-Andy Warhol

«ATHLETES ARE GOING TO BE THE NEW MEDIA STARS»-ANDY WARHOL

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«There are a number of mechanical devices that increase sexual arousal particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380L convertible.»

-PJ O'Rourke

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: RUNNING?

Jan 10 2008

«Gee, I don't know if Michael Bloomberg will run for president. After Hillary trying to be the first woman president, Obama the first black president, Romney the first Mormon president, we would have Bloomberg trying to be the first jewish president. Do they really want McCain to win that bad? Went to the office. Worked on my «crying Britney Spears fan portrait». The guy is really a fairy. It will sell well in the Chelsea.

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«I want him to be succesful as a human being. I want my son to be able to talk to me. I'm with him. I wanted that son. If he's a gay person he's not any less of my son or any less happy for that».

-Céline Dion

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

St-Joseph charpentier by Georges De La Tour

POST WARHOL PREDICTION:WOMEN MAG: HOW TO GIVE YOUR MAN ROCKET LAUNCHING-LIKE ORGASM WITHOUT MESSING UP YOUR HAIR! TEN TIPS FOR YOU!

LOVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

«People's fantasies are what give them problems. If you didn't have fantasies you wouldn't have problems because you'd just take whatever was there. But then you wouldn't have romance, because romance is finding your fantasies in people who don't have it. A friend of mine always says, «Women love me for the man I'm not».

-The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

«I NEVER MET AN ANIMAL I DIDN'T LIKE» -ANDY WARHOL

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: THE NEXT US PRESIDENT

Jan 8 2008

Gee, Hillary won in New Hampshire but that was really close. I don't know. I mean we got twelve years of Bush father and son so maybe people don't want twelve years of Clinton husband and wife. Arnold should be our next president. That would be a great american dream image. And then all the press would make pictures of him with two women from his staff sitting on his shoulders like all those great bodybuilding contests pictures from the 1970's. I mean this is why people around the world love american culture. Went to the office. Worked on my Dr Phil portrait. Oh and Posh Spice tops Mr Blackwell worst dressed list. I don't understand all these women buying so much clothes and spending so much money on jewelry and makeup just to have some bitchy fairy putting them down all the time. Why is that? Maybe they think it's love when the fairy tell them: Oh you look «Greeeeat!» But it's not love. Love is when straight guys fuck them without coming in their mouths.

LOOKING GOOD FOR 15 MINUTES OF FAME

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«In his correspondance with Hefner (Playboy founder] Normand Mailer recalled good times at the Playboy Mansion in Chicago writing in 1962 with relish that it was «as exciting as hell». Hefner says emphemistically «I hope you enjoyed yourself. I think you must have because you kept the party going all week».

-Source: Sunday Times

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy the money brings that out. That's all».

-Henry Ford.

SILVER CLOUDS: THE LITTLE HISTORY

«Andy Warhol a pop artist of the 20th century thought up the original Silver Clouds display as a kinetic (moving) art form of the 1960's. Billy Kluver a Swedish electronics engineer helped Warhol with the design. In those days the clouds were made of «Scotchpak» a metallized plastic film used in food packaging. Today the ballons are made of Mylar, another type of metallic plastic .The first exhibit Silver Clouds appeared in New York City at the Leo Castelli Gallery which is famous for showcasing contemporary art»

- csmonitor.com
Jan 8 2008

«GEE, THAT'S GREAT!»

artwork by Anish Kapoor

«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«America fears the penis and that's something I'm goig to help them get over. I'm gonna get a penis in every movie I do from now on»

-Jude Apatow
Director of «The 40 year old virgin».

WARHOLIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY

«Sex is emotion in motion»

-Mae West

«MUSCLES ARE GREAT;EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE THAT THEY CAN SHOW OFF»-ANDY WARHOL

IN LOVE WITH MY CELL PHONE, MY IPOD, MY LAPTOP, ETC

«The acquisition of my tape recorder really finished whatever emotional life I might have had but I was glad to see it go»


-Andy Warhol

IMAGINARY DIARIES OF A POP ARTIST: RICH VS POOR

Jan 2 2008

«Gee, the rich really have a lot of advantages over the poor. I guess it's because the way they think is really the best. The poor think time is money. The rich know money is time.

BEST FLEETING 15 MINUTES OF FAME OF 2007

HERE AND NOW

«And as a gay catholic raised to cherish spectacle and to detest himself for loving what he loved, Warhol was also the perfect person to exemplify everybody's mixed feelings about the phosphorescent splendors of pop culture. Situated just so between desire and disgust how could he fail to be the champion of everybody trapped in the here and now?

-Richard Lacayo
Times
Feb 21 2007

BITCHING FOR 15 MINUTES OF FAME

FROM ANDY WARHOL TO YOU TUBE: THE RISE OF PAPERBACK MOVIES

«I think movies are..the new novels. Nobody's going to read anymore. It's easier to make movies. The kind of movies that we're doing are like paperbacks. They're cheaper than big books»

-Andy Warhol.