Interview (magazine)
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| Interview | |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-Chief | Ingrid Sischy |
| Categories | alternative |
| Frequency | monthly |
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Publisher |
Sandra J. Brant |
| Year founded | 1969 |
| First Issue | 1969 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | interviewmagazine.com |
| ISSN | unknown |
Interview is a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. Dedicated to the cult of celebrity which fascinated Warhol, it featured cutting-edge graphics and interviews of celebrities.[citation needed] These interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books a and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again.
Copies of Interview were often handed out as gratuities to the in-crowd to lure them into contributing to the magazine, as well as to find further advertisers.
Towards the end of his life, as Warhol withdrew from everyday oversight of his magazine, it became more focused on presenting the point of view of the fashion elite (under the reigns of editor Bob Colacello), and conventional editing was introduced into it. However, Warhol would still act as ambassador for the magazine, distributing issues in the street to passers by and creating adhoc book-signing events on the streets of Manhattan.
The magazine ("The Crystal Ball Of Pop", according to its website) continues in a similar form to this day - 30% features/70% glossy advertising - published, since shortly after Warhol's death in 1988, by Brant Publications Inc.
