Andy Warhol was much more than an icon of modern cool

22 February 2012 8:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

25 years after his death, a new online film reduces Warhol to trashy cypher – but his art was subtle and profound

Andy Warhol died a quarter of a century ago today, on 22 February, 1987. He is in no danger of being forgotten. But what, exactly, is he being remembered for?

To mark today's anniversary, a new 40-minute film called Andy X, directed by Jim Sharman, who made the Rocky Horror Picture Show, is being released online. You can pay to watch, or alternatively Facebook users can use friends as currency, which is clearly a very Warholian idea. At least, it's the kind of idea we instantly label "Warholian", without thinking about what it really has to do with Warhol or his art. This is part of the problem when remembering Andy Warhol.

More problems arise when you actually look at Sharman's film. It's a musical. Ok. It is not the first quasi-operatic »

- Jonathan Jones

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