Memoir captures Andy Warhol's final days and how religion influenced the weirdness of the era
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
By Nick Ripatrazone
Andy Warhol got his wish "to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Elizabeth Taylor's finger," but his 1987 memorial service was a spectacle. Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni "hovered and watched" the pageantry; she worked at the Warhol Studio. She was the last employee that Andy had ever hired. After Andy, Fraser-Cavassoni's memoir, is an endlessly quotable romp that captures the melancholy and magnificence of Warhol's final days and legacy. " It is breezy without ever feeling light, channeling Warhol's enigmatic presence. And it is the puzzle at the center of that enigma which Fraser-Cavassoni captures: Warhol's Catholicism. After Andy is an entertaining ride about work, play and the weirdness in-between that creates great art. [More]
By Nick Ripatrazone
Andy Warhol got his wish "to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Elizabeth Taylor's finger," but his 1987 memorial service was a spectacle. Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni "hovered and watched" the pageantry; she worked at the Warhol Studio. She was the last employee that Andy had ever hired. After Andy, Fraser-Cavassoni's memoir, is an endlessly quotable romp that captures the melancholy and magnificence of Warhol's final days and legacy. " It is breezy without ever feeling light, channeling Warhol's enigmatic presence. And it is the puzzle at the center of that enigma which Fraser-Cavassoni captures: Warhol's Catholicism. After Andy is an entertaining ride about work, play and the weirdness in-between that creates great art. [More]
"After Andy: Adventures in Warhol Land" by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni |