Interview Magazine Collection 1980's 10 Pieces Andy Warhol

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A collection of 10 Interview magazines with the origin of Andy Warhol. Ten issues featuring interviews with celebrities Robin Williams, … Read more A collection of 10 Interview magazines with the origin of Andy Warhol. Ten issues featuring interviews with celebrities Robin Williams, Catherine Oxenberg, Aretha Franklin, Diane Keaton, Lisa Bonet, Robert Townsend, Cybill Shepherd, Eric Roberts, Kevin Costner and Don Johnson. All circa 1980's. Each magazine measures 11 inches wide 16 inches high. Very good original condition with light wear from use. Complete. Would be an interesting and cultural coffee table top accessory.

Interview Magazine:

Pop artist Andy Warhol founded Interview with British journalist John Wilcock in 1969. In the beginning, the magazine was merely a film critique spread published under the title inter/VIEW: A Monthly Film Journal. During this period, Warhol was retired from painting to focus on filmmaking and building a business enterprise.
In 1970, Bob Colacello was taking a film course at Columbia University when he began writing film reviews for Interview. By 1971, Colacello was promoted to editor of the magazine, at a salary of $50 a week. Colacello brought in his friend and classmate Glenn O'Brien as an assistant. Colacello's first issue featured film 1940s-era stills of actress Rita Hayworth on the cover and on every page. The idea came from Warhol's collaborator and filmmaker Paul Morrissey, who told Colacello, "Just put one on every page and it'll be funny."

By 1972, Interview had a circulation of 30,000, mostly subscriptions. The magazine increased size, started printing color covers, and was distributed regularly for 50 cents per copy. The magazine was transformed to become a "reflection of Andy’s social life" said Colacello. "We wanted every issue of Interview to be like a great dinner party, where you have a grande dame, an important political figure, a rock star, an up-and-coming actress, and some model."

Warhol hosted parties for the magazine at New York hotspots such as Studio 54 and Regine's. He used a tape recorder he had in his pocket to capture content for Interview. The interviews were taped conversations of well-known eclectic people usually at a restaurant and published as a literal transcription. Another trademark of the magazine were full-page photographs of "beautiful people."
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