The Woman Who Shot Andy Warhol

Published: June 3, 2021, 1 a.m.

b"Radical playwright Valerie Solanas, author of the SCUM Manifesto (for the \\u2018Society of Cutting Up Men\\u2019) attempted to assassinate pop artist Andy Warhol at The Factory on 3rd June, 1968.\\nAs a result, Warhol wore a corset for the rest of his life; security had to be introduced at the previously open-door environment of The Factory; and Solanas\\u2019 name went down in infamy.\\nIn this episode, Olly, Arion and Rebecca ask whether her feminist writing would carry more weight if she\\u2019d never committed this violent act; consider the ethics of wannabe-assassins becoming celebrities, and wonder whether her SCUM Manifesto reads more like Jane Austen or Germaine Greer\\u2026\\nContent Warning: mental health, paranoid schizophrenia, injury detail\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018I Shot Andy Warhol\\u2019 trailer (1996):\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAQRCcQlXXE\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The SCUM Manifesto\\u2019 on Northeastern University\\u2019s website:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/shivers/rants/scum.html\\n\\u2022 \\u2018This Is Why a Radical Playwright Shot Andy Warhol\\u2019 (Time, 2015):\\xa0\\nhttps://time.com/3901488/andy-warhol-valerie-solanas/\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\n\\xa0\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#60s #Person #Arts #Crime #White #US\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"