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Andy Warhol

Spaces of Art: A Deeper Look at The Factory

In lecture one of 2.2, Pedro mentions Andy Warhol’s factory. He gives it very briefly as a part of a list. The name of the location/place, however, really captivated me, as it sounded mystical almost. Upon deeper research, I found that Andy Warhol’s factory, or “The Factory,” actually refers to three different places between 1962 …

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The Factory

The Factory was the name of Andy Warhol’s New York City studio, which had three different locations between 1962 and 1984. The Factory was the hip hangout for artistic types, amphetamine (speed) users, and the Warhol superstars. It was famed for its groundbreaking parties. In the studio, Warhol’s workers would make silkscreens and lithographs under …

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