Factory Night: Weird Korea

Factory Night at the Neuberger here at Purchase went really well. The atmosphere was laid back and a little retro. There were a couple of people who dressed up in some really funky clothes. One guy even came in a mask because he thought it was like a halloween party.

Everyone was really into the art in both the "Pop Politics" and "Snapshots." What I love about both exhibits is that they cast Andy Warhol in a different light than what we usually see him. We tend to think about him as the guy who did the campbell's soup cans and Marilyn Monroe but his career was so much more than that. This exhibits looks more into his later career and all the things he did. It has footage that he directed or was included on his t.v network as well as stuff from his magazine Interview.

While he was mostly based in New York City, he often brushed elbows with many powerful political figure heads of his time both domestic and international. He often sought and was sought after for commissions of these powerful people and show how they not only exhibited power but also a sort of fame that came with it that is not always noted. He turn them into icons. While he didn't outright show any kind of political leanings, it is interesting how he interpets their persona like the Mao image he used because he was interested in the way it flooded both China as propaganda and American media as a result of Nixon visit to China.

There was food, art and music and there's no better comboination than that. The deejay was pretty good but I think the live band killed it and made the event so much more fun. They did some good Velevet Underground covers but what I liked the most was how they incorprated a projected images, many of Nixon which fit into the theme, into their performance which give it an interesting touch. And it made the experience that much more eciting. Plus theyhad fake blood and what's a party without some blood?

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