There is always a first time for everything...

...to see there were 250 prints made and you are seeing the 125th one.

...to sit in that conference hall and listen to art critics speak their fancy language. 

...to find out how people suddenly become art lovers although they have never taken any interest in visual arts before.

...to see the American consulate live.

...to see how cultures influnce one's doing.

...to walk into the exhibition hall amongst the first 100 people.

...to be one of the first ones to enjoy the art everyone speaks about live.

...to find out your every day meal can reflect in your work.

...to see that the development of the world around you shows in how your work develops.

It was there, in from of me, he was not there but the works were just enough.

Marilyn was keen enough on coming and seeing the real silkscreens face to face made me think of the amount of hours spent on the thought process behing his doing.

I went to see the Andy Warhol vernisage yesterday.

An experience of my life.

picture of the cover of the invitation

Sitting in the conference hall, it made me think, what it would feel like to be spoken about like that one day.

And actually...

I much rather people admired me honestly and not because of the fame. 

That's what I feel Warhol was pointing a finger at too, therefore, here you go: 

“What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good.” 

― Andy Warhol 

“Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” 
― Andy Warhol

11/12/2012 xxx