"I became you for both of us"

Sometimes not being famous gets us down. Andy Warhol said that, "in the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," and that was back in nineteen sixty-something. Hearing his prophetic words, an assistant of his - Gerard Malanga - decided to take fame into his own hands. This is where things get illegal. He forged about 20 prints of Ernesto "Che" Guevara under Warhol's name, and put them up in a gallery in Italy. In his defense, he told Warhol "I became you for both of us."

When does collaboration become theft? This is a pretty clear-cut case, but sometimes, it's not so easy to decide the limits of authorship. Professor John Hunisak, from the history of art and architechture department at Middlebury College, speaks about collaboration in Warhol's studio, and what exactly collaboration in the fine arts means. LISTEN to this segment.

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Also, welcome to the "15th year anniversary for the Center for the Arts - a RAM afterparty." Our own charming host, Mr. C.T. Foss, takes you on a run through the events of last Saturday night, when the College's CFA was officially named the Kevin P. Mahaney Center for the Arts. Listen to audio from the gala event, and hear stories from the beaux-arts ball that finished off the night. LISTEN and BELIEVE.

Dick Forman's "Sound Investment" jazz ensemble

The beaux-arts ball was a masquerade affair.

The funny thing is, this woman didn't know.

Student "Celtic Jam band" Market Zero provided the "St. Patrick's contra" one week too early.

All photography courtesy Denise Hofmann.

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Of course, if you have the time, you can always...

LISTEN to the WHOLE SHOW here.

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Heads up for next week - we'll continue our series on "Collaboration in the Arts" with a look into a theatre production on campus: Aristophanes' "Lysistrata." Edward Murrow would be proud.