Andy Warhol, Tunafish Disaster (Detail), 1963
I spent the bulk of my day on a flight to Los Angeles. The moment the plane took off from JFK the gentleman sitting next to me decided it was time to break out a plastic container filled with tuna fish salad. Needless to say it stunk up the whole plane for a good part of the flight. Now, I’m a tuna fish fan as much as the next guy (specifically the Italian variety soaked in olive oil) but when it comes to the cramped quarters of an airplane one should be respectful to your neighbors.
My tuna fish eating neighbor turned out to be nice guy as we had a brief conversation. He was very keen on finding out if I worked in “The Industry” as I was busy reading a film script (Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited) for the first part of the flight. Turns out he has a son in film school and is always looking for a connection he can make for him. That got me thinking about my dad again as he is always looking to work an angle in my favor. Too bad I couldn’t be of any help to the guy.
Anyway, half way through the flight I took a nap and woke up to the smell of more tuna fish. I half opened my eyes to look around and my neighbor was at it again, this time enjoying a tuna fish sandwich. I guess he really likes the stuff…
The woman on the right was my grandmother in the Warhol piece. There is a tremendous amount of information about this disaster on the internet. Its amazing what technology has provided us now.
Patrick Brown
[...] do texto, Warhol criou uma produção massiva de repetições de imagens. Em certa exposição, Tunafish Disaster, o artista mostrava uma série de latas de atum que teriam matado várias pessoas, tendo sob elas [...]
hi, do you know what newspaper the photos for warhol’s silkscreen come from? i’m writing a paper on this work for class, and it would really help. thanks!