«I BELIEVE IN TELEVISION. IT'S GOING TO TAKE OVER FROM THE MOVIES»

Between 1978 and 1980 Warhol produced his own television programme and put it on cable television. Following closely the format of Interview magazine, Andy Warhol's TV was a weekly half-hour show consisting of conversations between, for exemple, Henry Geldzahler and Diana Vreeland, fashion shows, and informal at -home visits with up-and-coming rock stars like Debbie Harry of Blondie. With his art director's eye, Andy made sure it was always visually appealing, going back in a sense to the concept of his earliest films, painting on the television screen. It was, like so many things he essayed outside of painting, well done, but just a bit ahead of its time.

Warhol
Victor Bockris
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