Publicity and pathos: Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych (1962) in context. Issue 2 (1st December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Needham, Gary
• Is Part Of: Film, fashion & consumption. Volume 4:Issue 2/3(2015)
• Page Start: 221
• Page End: 225
• Publication Date: 2015-12-01
• Subjects: Fashion in motion pictures -- Periodicals; Motion pictures -- Aesthetics -- Periodicals; Film criticism -- Periodicals; 791.43
• DOI: 10.1386/ffc.4.2-3.221_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2044-2823

Abstract

Andy Warhol's Marilyns are often interpreted as a celebration of her stardom rather than a commentary on it. In Marilyn Diptych, made shortly after her death, Warhol searches beneath the facade at the private trauma of Norma Jean; Marilyn's luminosity seemingly consumed in the darkness of the black acrylic paint.