Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas describes the burgeoning art scene of New York City in the 1960s.

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York American Masters

Premiered August 02, 2023
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York

On July 31, 1997, filmmaker Jonas Mekas described how the burgeoning art scene of New York City in the 1960s bore great artists, including Andy Warhol and Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground. Interview conducted by director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for "Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart" (1998).

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