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For Vogue, late 1969 or early 1970

 File — Box: 4 (original media), Item: 5

Scope and Contents

The edited interview was published in the March 1, 1970 issue of Vogue. The recording of Warhol (along with an unidentified woman, likely Brigid Berlin) starts with a discussion of his Blue Movie (1969) being classified as pornography, which he denies that it is. Kent asks how he moved from painting into film which he then discusses, including how he started counting the cuts in movies and decided there must be another way to make movies, by just letting the camera run, such as for Empire (1965). He compares his films to current television, or to how people used to just sit on a park bench watching their surroundings, or on their front porch or looking out their window. He says that Hollywood can spend $25 million on a movie that is not entertainment, whereas he can make a movie for $2500 in a few hours which is entertainment; also his movies care about the people who have taken part in their creation whereas Hollywood movies do not. The second cassette side begins with Warhol saying about the interview that he feels the person doing the writing (Kent) should just make it up. Some discussion of other artists' work; more on critics' views on his films and his own thoughts on them.

Dates

  • Creation: late 1969 or early 1970

Creator

Access Note

The audio recordings (boxes 2-4) in this series are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not yet been reformatted. Transcripts and typescripts (box 1) are available for research use.

Partial Extent

From the Series: 3 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

1 audio cassette.

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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