Born in 1928, Andy Warhol emerged as a defining voice of the 1960s pop art movement, merging visual art with experimental film. As a director and writer, he crafted the provocative Chelsea Girls (1966), a landmark in underground cinema that blurred the lines between performance and reality. Warhol also made his mark as an actor in Warhol (1973), showcasing his unique presence in the world of avant-garde film. His work continues to resonate within the cult film landscape, influencing generations of filmmakers and artists.
Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
In 1969 Michel Auder began a series of video diaries that chronicled the art scene in downtown New York. In Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol, Auder captures revealing moments in Warhol's public and private life: the opening of the 1970 Whitney Museum retrospective, a party held at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's home, a heated telephone conversation between Warhol, Viva and Brigid Berlin, and an illuminating interview conducted with Larry Rivers, the grandfather of Pop Art, following the publication of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol in 1975. The issue of money is a consistent topic of conversation with Viva, who after departing the Factory in 1969 sent Warhol a series of threatening letters demanding money.
