Paul Pfeiffer.What fascinates me about Warhol is that it's hard to pin down his subject matter or even his statement, which is antithetical an·ti·thet·i·cal also an·ti·thet·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis. 2. Being in diametrical opposition. See Synonyms at opposite. to the multicultural mul·ti·cul·tur·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures. 2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture. politics of the '90s when statement and position were everything. What I find even more interesting is how certain things are performed. There's a kind of dissolution of the whole person being there as the director of the art-making or ideas. The Warholian personality seems to be completely dysfunctional dys·func·tion also dis·func·tion n. Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group. dys·func and yet you wonder if somehow this person has taken charge of the dysfunction--or maybe not. You can't tell if they're running the show or they're just a victim of a screwed-up process. As a model, it's much more layered and interesting to look at that than to just make a statement against commercialism. It has the potential to come closer to some kernel The nucleus of an operating system. It is the closest part to the machine level and may activate the hardware directly or interface to another software layer that drives the hardware. of truth.--AS TOLD TO MICHAEL LOBEL [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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