A Disabled Man Who Was Autistic

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Is this the start of the long-awaited Andy Warhol backlash? (Insert obligatory 15-minutes-of-fame joke here). From Paul Morrissey, who ran the Factory:

“He was a disabled man who was autistic, and dyslexic to a degree that he couldn’t read one word… He was frightened and timid, had no artistic instincts, and no interest in anything other than making money. Someone once asked me: ‘What did it mean to be Andy’s manager?’ I said: ‘I had to think of things that he might do, I had to do them, and then I had to pretend that he was involved!’ ”

“no artistic instincts, and no interest in anything other than making money.” Truly the father of the modern art scene.

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  1. Mr. Crabby Pants Avatar

    That’s just Paul Morrissey saying what he’s been saying since about 1968.

  2. Mick H Avatar
    Mick H

    Well OK, but maybe he’s right. He should know…
    Mind you, he’s clearly missing something when he says Warhol had no interest in anything but making money: the man was clearly obsessed with fame and celebrity. And Morrissey is talking about films and music and stuff which no one now really believes had much to do with Warhol anyway.
    I’d be interested to know the extent of Warhol’s contribution to what he’s most famous for – the pop art: the tin of Campbell’s soup, and the screenprints of Marilyn / Mao / Elvis / Jackie Kennedy.

  3. Mr. Crabby Pants Avatar

    Oops! No, I believe he’s more or less right, granting your point about fame. In fact, the first-hand accounts I’ve read make it sound like Morrissey was obsessed with money.
    I just meant that I don’t think it’s necessarily any sign of a general backlash.

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