Andy Warhol

Warhol and the war god
Even in death, the artist was way ahead of his time.
Beyond the Multiplex
An interview with "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" director Kirby Dick. Plus: The "real" Warhol and the Clint Eastwood of Japan.
The Fix
Tom Hanks and Armani say no to the Oscars, Liz says "ciao" to Hollywood, and we get a sneak peek of "Matrix" sequel.
"24": Split screen's big comeback
From Fox's "24" to Destiny's Child videos to Hollywood, the splintered aesthetic of multichannel storytelling -- once the province of the '60s avant-garde -- is suddenly everywhere.
The opposite of sex
Andy Warhol, ultimate icon of pop, made painting an orgy and pornography an art form. But you'll never guess what he did between the sheets.
Art for Armani's sake
New York's institutions of high culture are unashamedly selling out to high fashion.
Penny Arcade
"The Government Doesn't Want People To F*ck"
Real art is murder
Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, died forgotten a decade ago. Now her never-produced play has been dusted off to combat NEA "censorship."
David Bowie
As the master of self-reinvention -- from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke to Normal David -- he became the most influential rock star of the post-Beatles era.
The other beauty myth
At the turn of the century, with Picasso behind and Matthew Barney in front, does beauty still matter?
Real Life Rock Top 10
"I'm a pure insider"
"It Hurts" author Matthew Collings on the uselessness of secular critics, Warhol's sincere cynicism and how one avoids annoying art-speak.
The real America gone mad
David LaChapelle constructs a colorful alternate universe of polymorphous perversity, buff dudes and bodacious ta-tas.
The dung show
Psychotic reactions to elephant dung; Jesse Ventura ups the ante; Mormon TV snips the naughty bits. Plus, Susan Lucci gets her gun.
Fashion victim
The rise and demise of Halston, America's superstar designer.
Leo Castelli
A widely influential figure in the American art world, the legendary gallery owner was always in the right place at the right time.
More Di of boredom
This just in! Di was way moody! Also, Tori Amos has friends in dark places; Bono burdens child with slew of names; Cybill Shepherd eyes White House -- likes what she sees.
Only models matter
Your guide to the role of women in fine art and the world.
Size matters
Twanging reality like his own personal 80-foot-long rubber band, Claes Oldenburg restored a child's-eye sense of wonder to a weary world.
Movie Interview: Acting weird
Nicolas Cage talks about selling imperfection.
Newsreal: The fame economy
What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America
John Cale
Hughes' views
Art critic Robert Hughes.
The Salon Interview: Fernanda Eberstadt
An interview with novelist Fernanda Eberstadt, author of When the Sons of Heaven Meet the Daughters of the Earth, Isaac and his Devils, and "Low Tide."

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