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The museum dedicated to Andy Warhol is broadcasting a live webcam feed from his grave in Pittsburgh, US, to mark what would have been the artist's 85th birthday. | The museum dedicated to Andy Warhol is broadcasting a live webcam feed from his grave in Pittsburgh, US, to mark what would have been the artist's 85th birthday. |
The project is entitled Figment because the artist said he would like the word inscribed on his gravestone, the Warhol Museum, also in Pittsburgh, said. | The project is entitled Figment because the artist said he would like the word inscribed on his gravestone, the Warhol Museum, also in Pittsburgh, said. |
Warhol, who died in 1987, became famous for his iconic pop-art images. | Warhol, who died in 1987, became famous for his iconic pop-art images. |
The video project went live at midnight on Monday. | The video project went live at midnight on Monday. |
Warhol's 85th birthday would have been on Tuesday. | Warhol's 85th birthday would have been on Tuesday. |
His gravestone, in a graveyard in suburban Pittsburgh, has Warhol's original surname, Warhola, the dates of his birth and death and a cross. | |
Museum director Eric Shiner said the museum decided to call the project Figment because of a Warhol quote, in which the artist said: "I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'Figment'." | Museum director Eric Shiner said the museum decided to call the project Figment because of a Warhol quote, in which the artist said: "I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'Figment'." |
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Mr Shiner said the museum decided that the gravesite webcam "would be a really fantastic way to put Andy on the air 24/7 and plug in to our global audience". | Mr Shiner said the museum decided that the gravesite webcam "would be a really fantastic way to put Andy on the air 24/7 and plug in to our global audience". |
"We believe that this will give Warhol the pleasure of knowing that he is still plugged in and turned on over 25 years after his death,'' he added. | "We believe that this will give Warhol the pleasure of knowing that he is still plugged in and turned on over 25 years after his death,'' he added. |
EarthCam, which is running the webcam network project in conjunction with the museum, said it will also have a live video broadcast from the church where Warhol was baptised and people will be able to send flowers and watch as they are delivered to the grave. | EarthCam, which is running the webcam network project in conjunction with the museum, said it will also have a live video broadcast from the church where Warhol was baptised and people will be able to send flowers and watch as they are delivered to the grave. |
Warhol, who is buried near his parents at the St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, was a devout Catholic who went to church every day to pray, said Shiner. | Warhol, who is buried near his parents at the St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, was a devout Catholic who went to church every day to pray, said Shiner. |
His gravesite is visited by hundreds of people each year, with many leaving items featured in his pop culture artworks, such as Campbell's Soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles. | His gravesite is visited by hundreds of people each year, with many leaving items featured in his pop culture artworks, such as Campbell's Soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles. |
Warhol, who was also a film-maker, once said he preferred making films rather than paintings because they were "easier". | Warhol, who was also a film-maker, once said he preferred making films rather than paintings because they were "easier". |
His eight-hour film depicting night falling on the Empire State Building consisted of a single stationary shot of the New York landmark. | His eight-hour film depicting night falling on the Empire State Building consisted of a single stationary shot of the New York landmark. |
Warhol's burial site is also being documented in an ongoing art project by artist Madelyn Roehrig, entitled Figments: Conversations with Andy. | Warhol's burial site is also being documented in an ongoing art project by artist Madelyn Roehrig, entitled Figments: Conversations with Andy. |
Roehrig is filming people who visit the grave and photographs the many objects fans leave there. | Roehrig is filming people who visit the grave and photographs the many objects fans leave there. |
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