Interview with Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol
Michael Leddy of Orange Crate Art came upon this archive of USA Arts programs.
From WNET, NYC's Channel 13, streaming episodes of USA Arts: Willem de Kooning! Martha Graham! Vladimir Nabokov! Charles Olson! And many more.UPDATE: Robin Edgerton of Thirteen.org says: "This contains the transcript of the Warhol episode segment, courtesy Kenneth Goldsmith (the person who founded Ubuweb)." USA Arts
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I've always disliked Warhol and 99% of his "Art." But after researching him a bit for a particular reference (which I couldn't find), I realize that he effected the world much more than I had known. I've always limited my views towards him to some of the more famous paintings he has done and a few of his movies. Now that I know a little more about him, I suppose I'll have to admit (begrudgingly), that he had a positive effect on Art and our society in general.
The reference I was looking for was when he was chosen Artist of the Century. I hated that he was selected over my favorite artist, Norman Rockwell.
Instant bookmark, thanks. Listening to Roy Lichtenstein discuss his work is a real pleasure. At his SFMOMA show a couple of years ago, you'd walk into that final room with his big China landscapes and those pieces positively vibrated.
The Chicago Art Institute has a Lichtenstein.
I went there a month ago on business and was looking forward to seeing his work.
The "modern art" wing was closed for renovations.
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I always thought Lichtenstein was a pianist. Shows what I know about art.
You can see the Warhol film here, there's also a transcript, thanks to Kenneth Goldsmith (ubuweb).
http://www.thirteen.org/artsandculture/happy-80th-birthday-andy-warhol
there are many more USA Arts episodes just waiting to be digitized...someday.
I love Lichtenstein's work, but he could have made a bit more effort to credit his sources.
#6 has done my work for me. I was going to link to the Lichtenstein Project to show just how poorly Lichtenstein copies from his uncredited sources -- any one of whom is a better artist than he will ever be.
ahh.. "sources"
the battle over pop art still rages on in 2008.
6&7. That's a great site and a fascinating tribute to his sources. But imo it's kind of beside the point. The Pop thing was about tweaking the Fine Arts people by taking mass-produced stuff out of its context and forcing it to be reckoned with as fine art. Maybe it was a goof at first, but it caught on. Lichtenstein wanted to copy the work of others exactly as it appeared in printed comics, in its mass-produced form, to make his case. As to whether the people whose work he copied were better artists - they certainly were better illustrators. A gentleman would've slipped them a few of his patrons' megabucks.