2/4 A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

First broadcast: Aug 2015.
Stephen Smith meets Andy Warhol's friends and confidantes to get closer to the man behind the enigmatic public image, experiencing a day in the life of the pop art superstar.
Andy Warhol created some of the most instantly recognisable art of the 20th century. But perhaps his greatest work of art was himself - the cool, enigmatic pop art superstar. In this film, Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.

[@chelseapash2229]

After feeding about two dozen Siamese cats all named Sam

[@johnbrocato2274]

yup thats what it said...sooo....

[@gabbyc3444]

That's a beautiful life if you ask me lol

[@rr7firefly]

Fascinating footage from an era when American art was in serious transition. I realize some people are fixated on Warhol. I think that is partly the innate American fascination with oddities and a precarious need to connect with celebrities. There were far more interesting artists in the 1960s who did not spend so much energy promoting themselves into cult figures. For a good insight into Warhol's preoccupation with fame, read his own words "The Andy Warhol Diaries." The superficiality is hard to miss.

[@SuperWush]

I'm calling Nico. Lines' a bit busy.

[@ohthisishardcore]

where is the rest of the documentary? :(

[@palaceofknots]

it takes the bbc of scotland to flush this all out? superb

[@mgmegt5920]

I've never watched sleep fully, anyone could say it's boring... But how many of us find it beautiful to watch the ones we love sleeping? That is the art - the twitches, kicks and turns. Like he had said, the films are supposed to be very real, everything is left in. It's unpredictable, imperfect, innocent and sweet. I love Andy Warhol, his exhibit at the Whitney Museum was stunning - if you're a fan it's a must see.

[@mgmegt5920]

Talk about Devine timing

[@doolally1478]

The girl who played Bridget in the movie " factory girl" was very attractive

[@metronomejack]

I love, I'm a French fan of Andy Warhol! And I sing his life and his death...

[@jenniferfonder193]

I remember studying him in highschool.

[@rr7firefly]

+Jennifer -- Yes, he is an artist for high school studies. When you get to college that's when you study the real artists, more interesting than pop culture celebrities like Warhol.

[@captainal5]

@@rr7fireflysnob

[@unclejohnthezef]

bummer: no part 3?

[@VoidBoi420]

Serendipity is that place that sells the gold plated sundaes that are like 300 dollars...

[@ganbat]

other parts not available for this documentary. can you fix it?

[@taran333tula]

+hun mich 3/4 = fixed 4/4 is blocked on some mobile devices and in Germany... ’m sorry, I can’t fix 4/4.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXyQdImBgKp3ZtU

[@FrumpyDucks]

there are plug-ins you can get for your browser that 'unlocks' blocked videos 8D

[@reconstructionsmulti-espac5839]

the guy who invented the art of name dropping, which consumed every other form as digital technology proggressed

[@bretttapia5979]

7:18 very funny, how Andy motioned for a taxi

[@pg9193]

+Brett Tapia I agree, it's almost like a cha-cha dance move haha

[@brianfagan4325]

who is the girl group singing.

[@velcrohead5597]

did you find it? im wondering too

[@lindanathan359]

Andy use to work in a hugh advertising company in the 50s. He really was very clever he was the ideas man back in the day........way ahead of his time for sure. Very misunderstood

[@OroborusFMA]

Great artist. Movies sucked. He wanted to do multi-media before it was really possible. A shame he had no opportunity to do computer art.

[@xiaochicash]

Late reply, but he sort of did. When Commodore released the Amiga, Andy sort of promoted it and dabbled on it himself.

[@TIZNYC]

@@xiaochicash You’re absolutely right but also, the art technology on those early computers left a lot to be desired.

[@mlouwagie]

hey peeple from art documentaries ... you show edie sedgewick you should mention edie sedgewick .... glossing over lou reed and nico too.......great photos and black and white original film though...the hyped tone of the announcer is very dated haha

[@frankfacts6207]

andy figured if one painting made him a million dollars he'd make more of them exactly, more, or, less, like it, while he was at it. brilloint

[@47artisan]

what a strange tone of speach.

[@Insectoid_]

guy v ?

[@ayahabdalla5411]

The real question is why is he using a landline in 2017 2:56 ??

[@liamnolan98]

Ayah Abdalla maybe it’s the only way he could contact her

[@johnbrocado1083]

5:27 he did the same mouth thing andy did

[@damiankirkwood7924]

sounds like some cult shit going on

[@zeldenok]

a fraud

[@candesok7926]

Maybe too much acid in the 60's. Very strange and weird man.

[@cellis3045]

I don't think Andy Warhol was a "King"...in my view he was a disturbed odd man....He was iconic...yes. He brought a new genre to Art but some kind of God?...No way.....

[@cam7133]

as they said, he took speed, and im pretty sure he took ecstasy too, but don't forget he was also creating a caracter. SO this is probably why he looks so odd and disturbed

[@rr7firefly]

+Carmel -- Fifteen years ago (when I occasionally went to evening parties) I'd hear someone who wanted to sound hip ramble on about "Andy Warhol, the greatest artist in the world." If I asked that person "Do you know about any other artist? Did you ever study Art History?" the answer was always NO. Andy is the artist for superficial dilettantes.

[@mileywins6016]

WORST DOC EVER. I hope this host retired after this aired. Worst documentary ever made.

[@Mr-ep2qi]

SECOND FLOOR GANG how come?

[@cam7133]

why so??? they found his friends. And they did an interview with Andy Warhol's friends. That's not a small thing.

[@mileywins6016]

The host of the show bugged me with his egotistical brit way of saying everything lol just irked me

[@nnnnnn95]

Then dont watch freak.

[@Ch405G4m1nG]

Bellend

[@FukaiKokoro]

I think he's a bit overrated. Hes not that impressive.

[@charmerci]

Individually, each work isn't overall very impressive. You need to look at the so-many different types of art that he did over the years. He's done tons of differing things - year after year. You haven't seen probably 1/1000th of what he's done.

[@mouija1450]

Wow, what was up with Andy Warhol where he had so many yes-men? I must have missed something about his personality. I always hated this artist as a hack, watched this to potentially change my mind, but it didn't happen. I like him even less now that I see he waited on like a prince for all of his life. I've been grinding for decades to make a living as an artist. To be born with a silver spoon is an amazing gift.

[@charmerci]

Warhol only was like you think he was AFTER he became famous in the mid-60's. He had a brutal, shitty life and constantly worked his ass off until the late 60's. You can read about it in several biographies.

[@TIZNYC]

Your studies have failed you and your assumptions are incorrect. He was born poor and was raised in a poor area of Pittsburgh. No silver spoon. Sorry if that hurts your false narrative. Maybe your art is just not worthy of more success than you’ve had.