WARHOL

Interview this week released its new issue as a tribute to its founder, Andy Warhol, who would have been 80 this year. The magazine has some great interviews with Warhol, Georgio Armani, Marc Jacobs, and some people who were involved with Warhol. The only thing is that the cover with Jacobs as Warhol looks a little scary, but don't be decieved. Andy Warhol died about twenty years ago, yet his influence is everywhere today. His works are still being made. I recently saw a pair of shoes made by Royal Elastics. Hysteric Glamour in Japan makes T-shirts with his images and posters. Popular graffiti poster artists like D*Face or Banksy use his imagery. Andy Warhol doesn't seem to have died. His whole notion that the best art is business art can be seen as the foundation for young kids starting there own clothing brands these days. Takashi Murakami, who recently had two enormous retrospectives in NY and LA, has an art factory much like Warhol, and does high profile collaboprations with Louis Vuitton. Andy Warhol might not be the only influence, but his traces are certainly there.