I try to think of James Coco as little as possible, which isn't hard! Although I think he did loose a lot of weight, and even wrote a cookbook.
 

I know I should be dazzled by this art, but I am not. I am always amazed at how cheap the cabs were back then. I should keep an expense diary. Hmmm.... I LOVE YOU WIGGY!!
 

This was the last in a long line of skull paintings that Warhol had painted throughout the years. They can even be seen as a continuation of his celebrated 'Death and Disaster' series. Also, the skulls (as well as 'Death and Disaster') belong to the 'momento mori' art tradition, which goes back centuries.
From Wikipedia: "Memento mori is a Latin phrase that may be freely translated as "Remember that you are mortal," "Remember you will die," or "Remember your death". It names a genre of artistic creations that vary widely from one another, but which all share the same purpose, which is to remind people of their own mortality."
Warhol's use of a CAT scan puts an extremely updated twist on the 'momento mori' genre.




Self Portrait with Skull (1978)





Skull (1976)



Damien Hirst has received a lot of publicity over his momento mori artworks:


Damien Hirst- The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991)
Glass, steel, silicone, shark and 5% formaldehyde solution


Damien Hirst- For the Love of God (2007)
Platinum, diamonds and human teeth
 

wow, I had never seen the CAT scan portrait, i like it even more than the skulls!
 

I really don't know what the story is behind the CAT scan portrait. Maybe Warhol got tired of painting portrait after portrait, so he did something different with Niachos, and Niarchos was feeling adventurous. Philip Niarchos is a major, major art collector, as was his father Stavros. Philip bought at auction a Basquiat that went for 5 times what the second most expensive Basquiat was sold for. Also in Niarchos' collection are Picasso's 'Yo Picasso' and Van Gough's 'Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear,' though that might not be it's formal title(!)
 

groovy
 

Somoza sucked.
 

To this day, Bianca Jagger identifies herself as a 'human rights activist' and campaigns continually. Although the rest of the world will always identify her as 'Mick Jagger's ex-wife'!
 

i love you Wiggy, its like Andy is still with us, thank you so very much for putting such great work & detail into these diary entrys, they are more than i'd ever expected .... I LOVE YOU ANDY !!!