'I was, figuring out my sexuality at the time in a very homophobic environment. I viewed Andy as somebody who was very special, but who I didn’t know in some deeper, human way.' - AndrewRossi
about the media desk at. My agent, Josh Braun said to me, “What’s next?” I have tried in my work to investigate icons—whether institutions or subjects—and I wanted to tackle another seminal force in our culture that looms large in our imaginations, but that we don’t understand so well.was the window into understanding the man behind the iconic mask. So, I reached out to Pat Hackett, and she was open to talking with me, but referred me to the Warhol Foundation.
ROSSI: The celebrity parties and the glamour are like a forcefield, or even a false flag, to distract from whatso poignantly describes, which is loneliness and longing. That forcefield hides a deep pain that stems from his feeling that he’s not attractive enough, and that he’s too awkward to be loved.LEE: So many interviewees talk about this spirit that Warhol represented: “Come to New York City! It’s this amazing place where we can all discover ourselves.
Then, I looked at the artwork he produced at the time and tried to make a bridge between what he was doing in his life and the work he was creating. That created almost a Venn diagram of who was where at the time—who was present at the Diana Ross concert, who knew Jed or Jon, and so on. I tried to figure out who could speak to the coded meanings in these paintings, related to what was happening in his life, who he was breaking up with or pursuing.
ROSSI: With Jean-Michel, there were important structural dynamics that I wanted to address. Andy was Jean-Michel’s landlord. He rented 57 Great Jones to Jean-Michel. He was a successful artist who invited Jean-Michel into his world, and always had, on some level, the upper hand, because of his professional prominence. That being said, he really loved Jean-Michel and their relationship represents another side of Andy, whichdescribes as, perhaps, Andy as mother.
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