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Now playing: Season 1, Episode 6 — Loving the Alien
The art you know. The artist you don't.
After he's shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries, and this series, reveal the secrets behind his persona.
1. Smoke Signals
2022-03-09
Art offers an opening for expression and reinvention as Andy rises from grim Pittsburgh origins to become an innovative force in the New York art world.
2. Shadows: Andy & Jed
2022-03-09
Andy embraces his role as a portrait painter for the rich and famous. But discontent — and disco-era hedonism — tears apart his life with Jed Johnson.
3. A Double Life: Andy & Jon
2022-03-09
Fantasy propels Andy into the world of modeling and TV — and a relationship with the closeted Jon Gould — leading to explorations of drag and identity.
4. Collab: Andy & Basquiat
2022-03-09
The '80s take off, and graffiti artists inspired by pop art energize New York. Andy forms a close, fruitful friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat.
5. 15 Minutes
2022-03-09
Andy edges into the mainstream via "Saturday Night Live" and "The Love Boat" while a collaboration deals a blow to his connection with Jean-Michel.
6. Loving the Alien
2022-03-09
As HIV/AIDS hits NYC hard, Andy accepts a commission honoring "The Last Supper." The series takes on new resonance when he dies soon after the opening.
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Bill Irwin
Andy Warhol
Jeffrey Deitch
Self
Jessica Beck
Self
Bob Colacello
Self
Christopher Makos
Self
Glenn Ligon
Self
Vincent Fremont
Self
Donna De Salvo
Self
Benjamin Liu
Self
Kenny Scharf
Self
Jay Gould
Self
