Gore Vidal? Andy Warhol? Peter Conrad? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A U.S. intellectual once offered the following remarkably harsh assessment of a famous pop-artist: He is the only genius with an IQ of 60. Reportedly, the verbal sharpshooter was Gore Vidal, and the visual artist was Andy Warhol. The precise number specified for the … Continue reading "Quote Origin: He Is the Only Genius with an IQ of 85"| Quote Investigator®
My move is less than a week away now. My roommates all left a little early, so I’m here for the last week by myself. It’ll be interesting to see how I adjust to this new solo (+ …| Things I find in the garbage
Andy Warhol Memorabilia – Rivoluzione Pop, una mostra imperdibile nelle sale di Villa Fumagalli e del palazzo di Villa Frua, fino a settembre| La Voce del Ceresio
I’m moving in a little over two weeks, so I’ve been busy emptying this big shared space and planning my new solo space. I also had a crappy yard sale at my garage storage last weekend, …| Things I find in the garbage
Part 16 Andy Warhol was far ahead of his time, in both the deathliness of his Polaroid portraits and in his use of the camera as a kitsch object. Other photographers found potential in similar Polaroid deathliness, but without such kitsch elements at play. Walker Evans in particular found a new dimension added to his own style of portraiture when he used the Polaroid rather …| Celluloid Wicker Man
Part 15 We are the Goon Squad and we’re coming to town When David Bowie died in 2016, it felt for a moment like someone had removed a piece of my spine. The feeling was a mixture of frustration, at having only fully appreciated the musician’s work later in life, and worry, at having relied on his work to get me through my own on …| Celluloid Wicker Man
Part 13 Easy Riders, Cops and Maniacs A man is stood in a pool hall. He’s surveying the green baize landscape as he drinks. Should he bother with the game anymore? The light has a medicinal quality, emanating with an annoying buzz from a long halogen strip above the table, proudly advertising Canada Dry ginger beer. It could be a lonely portrait by Walker Evans …| Celluloid Wicker Man
Works by artists like Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei, and Marina Abramovic have also been used to train Meta's flagship AI model.| ARTnews.com
I recently traveled to Pittsburgh for a work conference, and you can bet I made time for some sightseeing! I can honestly say Pittsburgh was never on my travel radar. But once I knew the location of my conference I started doing research and found tons of great things to do in Steel City. Then I was genuinely excited to explore this popular city in eastern Pennsylvania…and now I’m excited to tell you everything I saw, did, and ate in Pittsburgh! What I Saw I learned that Pittsburg is also...| Traveling Tanya
The long-lost Warhol portrait, along with a signed disk of 10 digital image files, resurfaced in rural Delaware.| ARTnews.com
From dim sum chain Din Tai Fung opening in NYC to Explora I installing a new collection of artworks by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein| Galerie
Andy Warhol, the son of Polish immigrants, left his hometown of Pittsburgh and arrived in New York City by train … More| Thrift Store Preppy
By SHARON EBERSON The comeback of Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre – PICT, in all of its incarnations – hits a new stride, with the announcement of two productions in Carnegie, PA, venues, …| onStage Pittsburgh
On the 25th of September 1989, American filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and pioneer of underground cinema Jack Smith died in New York City, New York. From the early 1960s through most …| A R T L▼R K