Kdo je hodil z Andy Warhol?

Andy Warhol (rojstno ime Andrew Warhola), ameriški slikar, filmski ustvarjalec, komercialni ilustrator in pisatelj, * 6. avgust 1928, Pittsburgh, Pensilvanija, ZDA, † 22. februar 1987, New York, ZDA.

Andy Warhol je eden izmed utemeljiteljev umetnostnega gibanja pop art. V svojem delu je izražal vrednote kapitalistične potrošniške družbe, kot so blišč, slava in uspeh.

Warhol je zaznamovan z nekaterimi nenavadnimi življenjskimi dejstvi, ki so povezana z njegovim umetniškim ustvarjanjem: živel je z mamo, bil je homoseksualec, imel je petindvajset mačk z imenom Sam, bil je ustreljen in proglašen za mrtvega in nikoli ni razkril svojega pravega rojstnega datuma. Kontrastno s tem je ustvarjal dela, ki so temeljila na tem, kar je povprečen človek že tolikokrat videl – oglase, slike v časopisih – in šel mimo tega neprizadet.

Znan je tudi po izjavi, da bo v prihodnosti vsakdo imel svojih 15 minut slave.

Jed Johnson (December 30, 1948 – July 17, 1996) was an American interior designer and film director. The New York Times hailed Johnson as "one of the most celebrated interior designers of our time."

In 1968, Johnson arrived in New York from California and was hired to perform odd jobs at Andy Warhol's Factory. After Warhol survived an assassination attempt, Johnson moved in with him to aid in his recovery, and they had a romantic partnership for 12 years. At the Factory, Johnson rose through the ranks from assisting Warhol and director Paul Morrissey to directing his own film, Bad (1977). He edited several films, including Trash (1970), Heat (1972), Flesh for Frankenstein (1973), and Blood for Dracula (1974). Following Warhol's death, Johnson was a founding member of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.

After decorating the townhouse he shared with Warhol, Johnson began collecting antiques and started a decorating business. His clients included Mick Jagger, Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent, and Barbra Streisand. Johnson had become one of the most acclaimed interior designers when he was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.

Johnson was posthumously inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, and Architectural Digest named him as one of "The World's 20 Greatest Designers of All Time." In 2005, Rizzoli published the book Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint, Interiors, a monograph and remembrance by his twin brother Jay Johnson.