''The Andy Warhol Diaries'' is an American

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television limited series from writer and director

Andrew Rossi Andrew Rossi is an American filmmaker, Emmy nominated for directing, writing and producing ''The Andy Warhol Diaries'' (2022), '' Ivory Tower'' (2014) and '' Page One: Inside the New York Times'' (2011). Career Rossi is the founder of Abstract ...

, and executive producer Ryan Murphy, based on the 1989 book of the same name by

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (;''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''"Warhol" born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol ...

, as edited by Pat Hackett. The series simulates the famed pop artist narrating his own diary entries through the use of

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

technology.

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debuted the series of six episodes on March 9, 2022. The

Andy Warhol Robot The ''Andy Warhol Robot'' is an animatronic robot created by Andy Warhol in 1981, as a self-portrait. History Pop artist Andy Warhol had a fascination with Hollywood, television, and fame. His dream was to create his own stage production, ''A ...

helped inspire the concept for the AI voice in the series, along with Warhol's cultivated image as an "asexual robot" at

The Factory The Factory was Andy Warhol's art studio in Manhattan, New York City, which had four locations between 1963 and 1987. The Factory became famous for its parties in the 1960s. It was the hip hangout spot for artists, musicians, celebrities, and ...

in the 1960s, and his claim that "Machines have less problems." Actor

Bill Irwin William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. ...

provided the narration that was morphed by the AI software.

Synopsis

Warhol began dictating diary entries via phone in 1976, taking stock of his life in great detail. Longtime friend and collaborator Pat Hackett maintained the diary for eleven years and reflects on the life of the artist. The series traces Warhol's relationships with interior designer Jed Johnson,

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executive

Jon Gould Jon Jewell Gould (born May 7, 1953 – September 17, 1986) was an American studio executive and producer. He worked at Paramount Pictures as the director of marketing administration and then the vice president of corporate communications before be ...

, and fellow artist

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti ...

. Others interviewed for the series include

Bob Colacello Bob Colacello (born May 8, 1947) is an American writer. He began his career writing for ''The'' ''Village Voice'' before becoming an editor for pop artist Andy Warhol's ''Interview'' magazine from 1970 to 1983. His roles at ''Interview'' included ...

Christopher Makos Christopher Makos (born 1948) is an American photographer and visual artist. Makos is known for his photographs of queer icons and pop stars, and of the male body. Makos apprenticed with photographer Man Ray, and assisted and collaborated with art ...

Rob Lowe Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and entertainment host. Following numerous television roles in the early 1980s, he came to prominence as a teen idol and member of the Brat Pack with starring roles in ...

Jerry Hall Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American model and actress. She began modeling in the 1970s and became one of the most sought-after models in the world. She transitioned into acting, appearing in the 1989 film ''Batman''. Hall was the ...

Mariel Hemingway Mariel Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in ''Lipstick'' (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Al ...

Tony Shafrazi Tony Shafrazi (born May 8, 1943) is an American art dealer, gallery owner, and artist. He is the owner of the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York City who deals in artwork by artists such as Francis Bacon, Keith Haring, and David LaChapelle. Earl ...

Mary Boone Mary Boone (born 1952) is an American art dealer and collector. As the owner and director of the Mary Boone Gallery, she played an important role in the New York art market of the 1980s. Her first two artists, Julian Schnabel and David Salle, b ...

Vincent Fremont Vincent Fremont (born 1950) is an American art magazine publishing executive, film director, and producer. Fremont was the one-time manager of pop artist Andy Warhol's studio, The Factory, and former vice president of Andy Warhol Enterprises. Foll ...

, Shelly Dunn Fremont,

Jamie Wyeth James Browning Wyeth (born July 6, 1946) is an American Realism (arts), realist painter, son of Andrew Wyeth, and grandson of N.C. Wyeth. He was raised in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, and is artistic heir to the Brandywine School traditio ...

Glenn Ligon Glenn Ligon (born 1960, pronounced Lie-gōne) is an American conceptual artist whose work explores race, language, desire, sexuality, and identity.Meyer, Richard. "Glenn Ligon", in George E. Haggerty and Bonnie Zimmerman (eds), ''Gay Histories a ...

Larry Gagosian Lawrence Gilbert "Larry" Gagosian (born April 19, 1945) is an Armenian American art dealer who owns the Gagosian Gallery chain of art galleries. Working in concert with collectors including Douglas S. Cramer, Eli Broad, and Keith Barish, he ...

, José Carlos Diaz,

David LaChapelle David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American photographer, music video director, and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion and photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His ...

, Wilfredo Rosado, Peter Wise, Donna De Salvo, Jay Johnson,

Kenny Scharf Kenny Scharf (born November 23, 1958) is an American painter known for his participation in New York City's interdisciplinary East Village art scene during the 1980s, alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Scharf's do-it-yourself pract ...

Alan Wanzenberg Alan Wanzenberg (born May 5, 1951) is an American architect and designer based in New York. He is frequently among the Top 100 Designers and Architects in ''Architectural Digests annual list. Wanzenberg, a Berkeley and Harvard graduate, beg ...

, Michael Chow, Patrick Moore,

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

Greg Tate Gregory Stephen Tate (October 14, 1957December 7, 2021) was an American writer, musician, and producer. A long-time critic for ''The Village Voice'', Tate focused particularly on African-American music and culture, helping to establish hip-h ...

Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been a ...

, Marc Balet,

Lee Quiñones George Lee Quiñones (born 1960) is a Puerto Rican artist and actor. Quiñones rose to prominence by creating massive New York City subway car graffiti that carried his moniker "LEE". His style is rooted in popular culture and often with politic ...

, Donald Warhola,

Futura 2000 Leonard Hilton McGurr (born November 17, 1955), known as Futura, and formerly known as Futura 2000, is an American artist. Futura began painting graffiti as a teenager in the 1970s in New York and crossed over into the early 1980s art boom. ...

, Daniela Morera,

Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble, July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie (band), Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1 ...

Paige Powell Paige Powell (born 1950 or 1951) is an American photographer, curator, art consultant, and animal rights activist. Powell was the public affairs director of the Portland zoo, Portland Zoo before she moved to New York City in 1980. Between 1982 and ...

, John Reinhold, Gigi Williams, Jay Gould,

Jeffrey Deitch Jeffrey Deitch (pronounced ''DIE-tch'';Mike Boehm (January 12, 2010)''Los Angeles Times''. born July 9, 1952) is an American art dealer and curator. He is best known for his gallery Deitch Projects (1996–2010) and curating groundbreaking exhib ...

, Jessica Beck,

Cornelia Guest Cornelia Cochrane Churchill Guest (born November 28, 1963) is a New York socialite, author, actress, and the Debutante of the Decade for the 1980s of the International Debutante Ball in New York City. She is a vegan, and known for her advocacy of ...

, Madelyn Kaye,

Lisa Birnbach Lisa R. Birnbach (born 1957/1958) is an author best known for co-authoring ''The Official Preppy Handbook'', which spent 38 weeks at number one on the ''New York Times'' best-seller list in 1980. Early life and education Birnbach was born to a A ...

Fab 5 Freddy Fred Brathwaite (born August 31, 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and hip hop pioneer. He is considered one of the architects of the street art movement. Freddy emerged in New York's downtown u ...

R. Couri Hay Robert Couri Hay (born April 1949) is an American publicist and gossip columnist. Initially working for Andy Warhol among the original contributing editors to ''Interview'' magazine, his reporting subsequently appeared in ''People'', '' Town & C ...

, Benjamin Liu,

Lucy Sante Lucy Sante (pronounced ''Sahnt''; formerly Luc Sante; born May 25, 1954) is a Belgian-born American writer, critic, and artist. She is a frequent contributor to '' The New York Review of Books''. Her books include ''Low Life: Lures and Snares of ...

Tama Janowitz Tama Janowitz (born April 12, 1956) is an American novelist and a short story writer. She is often referenced as one of the main " brat pack" authors, along with Bret Easton Ellis and Jay McInerney. Her novel-in-stories '' Slaves of New York'' ( ...

, Katy Dobbs,

Whit Stillman John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film '' Metropolitan'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He is also known for his other f ...

, and

Jane Holzer Jane Holzer (née Brukenfeld; born October 23, 1940), is an American art collector and real estate investor. She is best known as a Warhol superstar, and she also worked as a model, actress, and film producer. Nicknamed Baby Jane Holzer, she appea ...

Episodes

Critical reception

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, the series holds an approval rating of 96% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Employing some risky stylistic flourishes that Andy Warhol himself might have approved of, these ''Diaries'' are a revelatory glimpse into the inner life of a purposefully unknowable artist." On

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, the series has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Jack Seale of ''

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'' described the series as "a startling biopic told with the artist's own words". Daniel D'Addario of ''

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'' wrote that "the series both summons Warhol's affectless voice and insists on finding the intellect and emotion behind the coolly evaluating gaze".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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