Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928– February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
"Andy Warhol" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 for the album Hunky Dory. It is an acoustic song about one of Bowie's greatest inspirations, the American pop artist Andy Warhol.
The song starts with some studio chat where Bowie explains to producer Ken Scott, who has just been heard to mispronounce Warhol's name when introducing the take, the right way to say it. Scott solemnly reintroduces the take with the correct pronunciation. There follows several seconds of silence before Bowie asks if the tape is rolling. Upon realising they are indeed recording, Bowie bursts into laughter and begins playing.
The song is memorable for its distinctive, flamenco-sounding opening riff on the acoustic guitar, which continues through the track.
Originally the song was written for Dana Gillespie, who recorded it in 1971, but her version of the song was not released until 1973 on her album Weren't Born a Man. Both versions feature Mick Ronson on guitar.
Other releases
It was released as the B-side of the single "Changes" in January 1972.
The name Judith (Hebrew: יְהוּדִית, ModernYehudit, TiberianYəhûḏîṯ; "Praised" or "Jewess") is the feminine form of Judah.
Historical context
Original language
It is not clear whether the Book of Judith was originally written in Hebrew or in Greek. The oldest extant version is the Septuagint and might either be a translation from Hebrew or composed in Greek. Details of vocabulary and phrasing point to a Greek text written in a language modeled on the Greek developed through translating the other books in the Septuagint. The extant Hebrew language versions, whether identical to the Greek, or in the shorter Hebrew version, are medieval. The Hebrew versions name important figures directly such as the Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes, thus placing the events in the Hellenistic period when the Maccabees battled the Seleucid monarchs. The Greek version uses deliberately cryptic and anachronistic references such as "Nebuchadnezzar", a "King of Assyria," who "reigns in Nineveh," for the same king. The adoption of that name, though unhistorical, has been sometimes explained either as a copyist's addition, or an arbitrary name assigned to the ruler of Babylon.
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית or Yehudit, meaning "She will be praised" or "woman of Judea". Judith appeared in the Old Testament as the wife of Esau and in the Apocryphal Book of Judith.
The name was among the top 50 most popular given names for girls born in the United States between 1936 and 1956. Its popularity has since declined. It was the 893rd most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2012, down from 74th place in 1960.
Judith Peraino - Precursors to punk: Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground
Cornell Professor of Music, Judith Peraino, talks about the rise of punk music and culture in New York City.
“Anarchy in the Archives” walks the viewer through the history of punk culture, from its aesthetic and political origins in the Situationists through its musical meanings and ongoing revisions in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. This exhibition draws on material from Cornell Library’s Punk Collections, part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. The Punk Collections contain hundreds of fliers and posters, more than 1,500 fanzines, along with sound recordings, clothing, photographs, and original art documenting Punk’s regional interpretations and influences both nationally and internationally.
published: 16 Mar 2017
Andy Warhol from A to B at the Whitney museum.
published: 07 Nov 2018
Andy Warhol from A to B at the Whitney museum
published: 07 Nov 2018
Judith at the Warhol
Art and what we might don't like about it.
Screen Tests and other Warhol films were used, accompanied by strobes, mirror ball reflections and other visual effects, as part of the light show for his 1966-67 multi-media happenings, Andy Warhol Up-Tight and the EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE, which featured the music of the Velvet Underground and Nico.
published: 12 Jul 2015
Farah Pahlavi: the empress of Iran about her portrait by Andy Warhol
published: 19 Mar 2019
Bob Colacello ex editor of Interview Magazine about the show « Warhol from A to B ».
published: 07 Nov 2018
Jodie Foster: GAY SILENCE
Interview fom 1979. Jodie Foster was 17 at the time.
published: 04 Apr 2020
Vincent Fremont ex curator at the Warhol foundation speaks about what is a good Warhol painting
published: 07 Nov 2018
Andy Warhol & Judy Garland ☺️ #Shorts
Andy Warhol created many portraits of Judy Garland, and one of the portraits of Judy Garland from the collection of the actress' daughter, Liza Minnelli, was sold by dealer Larry Gagosian at an art show for $7 million.
published: 10 Apr 2023
Andy Warhol's Judy Garland
Andy Warhol's Judy Garland at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
Cornell Professor of Music, Judith Peraino, talks about the rise of punk music and culture in New York City.
“Anarchy in the Archives” walks the viewer through...
Cornell Professor of Music, Judith Peraino, talks about the rise of punk music and culture in New York City.
“Anarchy in the Archives” walks the viewer through the history of punk culture, from its aesthetic and political origins in the Situationists through its musical meanings and ongoing revisions in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. This exhibition draws on material from Cornell Library’s Punk Collections, part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. The Punk Collections contain hundreds of fliers and posters, more than 1,500 fanzines, along with sound recordings, clothing, photographs, and original art documenting Punk’s regional interpretations and influences both nationally and internationally.
Cornell Professor of Music, Judith Peraino, talks about the rise of punk music and culture in New York City.
“Anarchy in the Archives” walks the viewer through the history of punk culture, from its aesthetic and political origins in the Situationists through its musical meanings and ongoing revisions in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. This exhibition draws on material from Cornell Library’s Punk Collections, part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. The Punk Collections contain hundreds of fliers and posters, more than 1,500 fanzines, along with sound recordings, clothing, photographs, and original art documenting Punk’s regional interpretations and influences both nationally and internationally.
Art and what we might don't like about it.
Screen Tests and other Warhol films were used, accompanied by strobes, mirror ball reflections and other visual effec...
Art and what we might don't like about it.
Screen Tests and other Warhol films were used, accompanied by strobes, mirror ball reflections and other visual effects, as part of the light show for his 1966-67 multi-media happenings, Andy Warhol Up-Tight and the EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE, which featured the music of the Velvet Underground and Nico.
Art and what we might don't like about it.
Screen Tests and other Warhol films were used, accompanied by strobes, mirror ball reflections and other visual effects, as part of the light show for his 1966-67 multi-media happenings, Andy Warhol Up-Tight and the EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE, which featured the music of the Velvet Underground and Nico.
Andy Warhol created many portraits of Judy Garland, and one of the portraits of Judy Garland from the collection of the actress' daughter, Liza Minnelli, was so...
Andy Warhol created many portraits of Judy Garland, and one of the portraits of Judy Garland from the collection of the actress' daughter, Liza Minnelli, was sold by dealer Larry Gagosian at an art show for $7 million.
Andy Warhol created many portraits of Judy Garland, and one of the portraits of Judy Garland from the collection of the actress' daughter, Liza Minnelli, was sold by dealer Larry Gagosian at an art show for $7 million.
Cornell Professor of Music, Judith Peraino, talks about the rise of punk music and culture in New York City.
“Anarchy in the Archives” walks the viewer through the history of punk culture, from its aesthetic and political origins in the Situationists through its musical meanings and ongoing revisions in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. This exhibition draws on material from Cornell Library’s Punk Collections, part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. The Punk Collections contain hundreds of fliers and posters, more than 1,500 fanzines, along with sound recordings, clothing, photographs, and original art documenting Punk’s regional interpretations and influences both nationally and internationally.
Art and what we might don't like about it.
Screen Tests and other Warhol films were used, accompanied by strobes, mirror ball reflections and other visual effects, as part of the light show for his 1966-67 multi-media happenings, Andy Warhol Up-Tight and the EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE, which featured the music of the Velvet Underground and Nico.
Andy Warhol created many portraits of Judy Garland, and one of the portraits of Judy Garland from the collection of the actress' daughter, Liza Minnelli, was sold by dealer Larry Gagosian at an art show for $7 million.
Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928– February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
Like to take a cement fix Be a standing cinema. Dress my friends up just for show See them as they really are. Put a peephole in my brain Two New Pence to have a go. Like to be a gallery Put you all inside my show. Andy Warhol, looks a scream, Hang him on my wall. Andy Warhol, silver screen Can't tell them apart at all. Andy walking, Andy tired, Andy take a little snooze. Tie him up when he fast asleep, Send him on a pleasant cruise. When he wakes up on the beach Be sure to think of me and you. To think and paint, to think about glue, What a boring thing to do.