Andy Warhol and Music

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Rarely have the existence and work of a painter been so imbued and influenced by music. Andy lived IN and THROUGH music. Eclectic, he appreciated both the popular music of his time and the great composers and performers of Italian Opera. The visitor to the Factory, leaving the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York, suddenly discovered a mind-blowing musical atmosphere: the radio was blasting the hits of the moment (Donovan, Bobby Vee, Ike and Tina Turner), rock and roll as well as pure variety and "street music" (which Jean-Michel Basquiat had introduced him to), while the Master, miraculously detached in this tumult, worked while enjoying albums by Callas. A surprising and eclectic playlist ahead of its time. What stands out from this journey into Andy's musical universe is the coherence of his musical tastes with his pictorial production. One cannot help but think of Karl Lagerfeld. Both were true "blotters," always passionate about the artistic expressions of their contemporaries, both jealous of their immutable personas, and both, each in their own field, persistent transmitters, almost magically integrating the pure essence of the society in which they evolved into their respective creations.