1966 Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice
Item # 726430
February 10, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 10, 1966
* Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice
* First Warhol-Velvet Underground collaboration
* First performance with Nico - factory scene
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 22 has a 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inch advertisement for a "ANDY WARHOL, UP-TIGHT" at the Film-makers' Cinematheque theater. (see image)
background: The residency at the Film-makers' Cinematheque was the crucible for the multimedia performance art movement, marking the first time The Velvet Underground and Nico performed publicly under Andy Warhol’s direction. By layering deafening avant-garde rock with strobe lights, whip-dancing performances, and multiple simultaneous film projections, Warhol shattered the traditional boundary between the "high art" of the gallery and the "low art" of the rock club. This event served as the essential prototype for the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, effectively inventing the modern immersive light show and establishing the rock concert as a legitimate site for radical aesthetic experimentation.
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden Arena in West Hempstead on Long Island. (see image) Dylan would be involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident just a few months later in which he would end his touring until 1974.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 32 pages, tabloid size, one fold along the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
