1966
My first crush was a book
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
I wrote Truman fan letters before anyone knew my name. My first show was about him. He invented a way of telling the truth that felt like a...
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The Bookshelf · 1968
24 hours of Ondine, typed exactly
a: A Novel by Andy Warhol
I put a tape recorder on a person for a whole day and printed every word including the typos. People said it was unreadable. That was the point. It is the most honest book I ever made because I did nothing.
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