The new Netflix series 'The Andy Warhol Diaries' looks into the inner life of the artist that no one ever really knew. Watch the trailer here.
Directed by Andrew Rossi and produced by Ryan Murphy, the new six-part series is based on the personal memoirs of Warhol that were posthumously published back in 1989. Through narration—using Warhol’s own words and voice, which was re-created with A.I. technology—the series aims to offer a better understanding of Warhol’s work and what the artist grappled with personally behind the scenes.
When he became famous, Warhol began using his fashion choices as a means of deflection and survival. “That idea of shame is very much part of Warhol’s personal narrative,” says Jessica Beck, curator of the Warhol Museum. “This idea of covering and transforming physically—he used it to shield himself from criticism.” Patrick Moore, the director of the Warhol Museum, adds, “For a gay guy, if you’re not going to be the stud, you might as well be the freak.
Like the costumes he began adopting for press, Warhol’s work often stems from themes of queerness. While his more popular works focused on subverting mainstream pop culture, like his famous Campbell Soup cans, his true passion projects centered around spotlighting queer creatives in New York. You saw this in his films with the Factory or in his magazine,, where he’d photograph queer activists such as Marsha P. Johnson—people who, like him, didn’t fit the mainstream mold.
At the height of Studio 54 in the 1970s, Warhol began mingling with celebrities like Liza Minnelli, Halston, and Cher. It seemed to be all a fabulous, chic time for the artist. But the iconic nightclub was a place to escape, where he could simply be himself. In a way, he loved surrounding himself with high-profile people, as they allowed him to fade into the background.
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