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Weighing The Cost Of Fame
- by Benjamin Hordell , April 1, 2015
Andy Warhol, painter of Campbell’s Soup cans, was celebrated for democratizing fame; his most well-known quote is “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” But through his art and his life, he managed to bend the culture into a cult of celebrity that has fueled marketing campaigns …
