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their unveiling in 1963. Employing a new technique which permits the artist to paint with light as well as color, the subjects include the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as well as the Eighth Wonder of the Modern World . . . the Empire State Building.
GM: Can you tell me about the exterior of the Empire State?
AW: Not only the highest building in the world, Empire State is also one of the most beautiful. The exterior is of Indiana limestone trimmed with sparkling strips of stainless steel which run from the sixth floor all the way to the top. Whether seen in sunlight or moonlight, the effect is magnificent.
Marble in the cathedral-like lobby was imported from four different countries, France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. Experts combed these countries to get the most beautiful marble, and in one case, the contents of an entire quarry were exhausted to insure matching blocks of exactly the right color and graining.
GM: Do you feel that Empire State is a popular subject?
AW: The Empire State Building has been featured in many movies, Broadway plays and several big-hit musicals. Hardly a day passes that it isn’t mentioned in one television program or the other. It’s been included, too, in popular songs–and many, many books.
GM: Who are some of Empire State’s celebrated visitors?
AW: Each year the Empire State Building plays host to many Heads of State or dignitaries and celebrities. Had you been here on the right days in the past, you might have seen Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of England, or the King and Queen of Thailand, or Princess Birgitta and Desiree of Sweden, or Queen Frederika of Greece or even your favorite movie actor.
GM: Oh, by the way, that reminds me, who is your favorite movie actor?
AW: My favorite movie actor is Troy Donahue.
GM: In closing, do you know what others think of Empire State?
AW: Of the many publications that have commented on Empire State, the following superfluous praise has been said (I hope I get the quotes right.):
“Empire State . . . one of USA’s 7 engineering wonders.”– Time Magazine
“The unbelievable Empire State Building.”– Reader’s Digest
“. . . see New York from the top of Empire State. There’s nothing like it”-Dorothy Kilgallen
“From Empire State you can see 50 miles.”– Allentown Sunday Call Chronicle
“No visitor should miss Empire State.”– New York Times
“Empire State’s best view is at night.”– Glasgow (Scotland) News
“Empire State’s view is breathtaking.”–Britain’s Queen Mother
“New York’s most visited building.”–NBC
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1 "USA Artists: Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein," Lane Slate (1966), p. 79.
8 “Andy Warhol on Automation: An Interview with Gerard Malanga”
GERARD MALANGA
1964
Chelsea 18, 1968
This “interview,” written entirely by Gerard Malanga with Andy Warhol’s knowledge and consent, was done circa 1964. Malanga made up both the questions and answers based on having researched various industrial processes of automation, after Warhol’s famous quote “I think everybody should be a machine.” (See G. R. Swenson’s interview in this volume, “What is Pop Art?,” 1963 , p. 15)
–KG
Q. Do you feel that the moment of truth on automation is coming a lot sooner than most people realize?
A. I have always considered that the substitution of the internal combustion engine for automation marked a very important and exciting milestone in the progress of mankind.
Q. But what is the truth about automation?
A. You don’t have to think a lot.
Q. How do you feel about the 35,000 or more U.S. workers who are losing their jobs to machines?
A. I don’t feel sorry for them. It will give them more time to relax.
Q. Do you feel that automation has been responsible for the nation-wide coin shortage?
A. Possibly: but I hope for the coin extinction.
Q. What does the computer mean to you?
A. The computer is just another machine.
Q. Do you feel that the alternative to
GM: Can you tell me about the exterior of the Empire State?
AW: Not only the highest building in the world, Empire State is also one of the most beautiful. The exterior is of Indiana limestone trimmed with sparkling strips of stainless steel which run from the sixth floor all the way to the top. Whether seen in sunlight or moonlight, the effect is magnificent.
Marble in the cathedral-like lobby was imported from four different countries, France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. Experts combed these countries to get the most beautiful marble, and in one case, the contents of an entire quarry were exhausted to insure matching blocks of exactly the right color and graining.
GM: Do you feel that Empire State is a popular subject?
AW: The Empire State Building has been featured in many movies, Broadway plays and several big-hit musicals. Hardly a day passes that it isn’t mentioned in one television program or the other. It’s been included, too, in popular songs–and many, many books.
GM: Who are some of Empire State’s celebrated visitors?
AW: Each year the Empire State Building plays host to many Heads of State or dignitaries and celebrities. Had you been here on the right days in the past, you might have seen Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of England, or the King and Queen of Thailand, or Princess Birgitta and Desiree of Sweden, or Queen Frederika of Greece or even your favorite movie actor.
GM: Oh, by the way, that reminds me, who is your favorite movie actor?
AW: My favorite movie actor is Troy Donahue.
GM: In closing, do you know what others think of Empire State?
AW: Of the many publications that have commented on Empire State, the following superfluous praise has been said (I hope I get the quotes right.):
“Empire State . . . one of USA’s 7 engineering wonders.”– Time Magazine
“The unbelievable Empire State Building.”– Reader’s Digest
“. . . see New York from the top of Empire State. There’s nothing like it”-Dorothy Kilgallen
“From Empire State you can see 50 miles.”– Allentown Sunday Call Chronicle
“No visitor should miss Empire State.”– New York Times
“Empire State’s best view is at night.”– Glasgow (Scotland) News
“Empire State’s view is breathtaking.”–Britain’s Queen Mother
“New York’s most visited building.”–NBC
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1 "USA Artists: Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein," Lane Slate (1966), p. 79.
8 “Andy Warhol on Automation: An Interview with Gerard Malanga”
GERARD MALANGA
1964
Chelsea 18, 1968
This “interview,” written entirely by Gerard Malanga with Andy Warhol’s knowledge and consent, was done circa 1964. Malanga made up both the questions and answers based on having researched various industrial processes of automation, after Warhol’s famous quote “I think everybody should be a machine.” (See G. R. Swenson’s interview in this volume, “What is Pop Art?,” 1963 , p. 15)
–KG
Q. Do you feel that the moment of truth on automation is coming a lot sooner than most people realize?
A. I have always considered that the substitution of the internal combustion engine for automation marked a very important and exciting milestone in the progress of mankind.
Q. But what is the truth about automation?
A. You don’t have to think a lot.
Q. How do you feel about the 35,000 or more U.S. workers who are losing their jobs to machines?
A. I don’t feel sorry for them. It will give them more time to relax.
Q. Do you feel that automation has been responsible for the nation-wide coin shortage?
A. Possibly: but I hope for the coin extinction.
Q. What does the computer mean to you?
A. The computer is just another machine.
Q. Do you feel that the alternative to
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