I used to feel that way; I mean, I think a small portion of his visual art is worth looking at, but I used to be mad at him... he certainly predicted a few of the bad directions culture has taken. I'm more amused by the real life person, the things he did not involving his art. (I'd like to see his Love Boat episode. To me, the quintessential LB is still the one with Maureen McCormick and Robert Hegyes- Marsha Brady dating Juan Epstein. Come on.)
Quentin Crisp addresses this in the dinner party in the film Resident Alien (I forget if that was on the tape I sent you). He says Warhol's real life is obviously more interesting than pictures of soup cans, and that when we enjoy art it's the artist, not the art, we are enjoying. Penny Arcade (who is/was apparently a NYC performance artist) then asks Quentin if he's much more interested in her than her show, and Quentin says "Of course!" and the pained expression on her face is priceless.
Maybe Tiny Tim was a living breathing Nowhere Man.
Quentin Crisp addresses this in the dinner party in the film Resident Alien (I forget if that was on the tape I sent you). He says Warhol's real life is obviously more interesting than pictures of soup cans, and that when we enjoy art it's the artist, not the art, we are enjoying. Penny Arcade (who is/was apparently a NYC performance artist) then asks Quentin if he's much more interested in her than her show, and Quentin says "Of course!" and the pained expression on her face is priceless.