Chelsea Hotel Documentary by the BBC

The Chelsea Hotel in New York City is a landmark that anyone interested in music or art will eventually end up hearing about. Some of the hotel's famous guests include Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Charles Bukowski, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol and of course Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. The hotel was also the one time home of World War I soldiers who had just returned from service and some of the survivors of the Titanic. 

Andy Warhol Decks By Alien Workshop

Skateboarding has come a long way as an industry. Gone are the days of ripping off popular art for graphics and thinking no one is going to notice. Now days if you want to have Andy Warhol art on your boards you have to contact the Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts. The good news is that skateboarding as such a cultural and economic powerhouse these days they are likely to say yes. That's what makes these boards by Alien Workshop so special because the people at the foundation don't license Warhol's work to just anyone. I think that the artist would like these boards and the idea that the images are temporary because as the boards are skated the the graphics will be shredded away. One of Warhol's most famous quotes is "art is what you can get away with". Many skaters (like me) consider skateboarding to be more of an art than a sport and in many ways "skateboarding is what you can get away with".

Warhol’s ‘Eight Elvises’ Sells for $100 Million

This print of Elvis as a cowboy with his pistol drawn is a bit of an anomaly in that their is only one of them. Warhol was know for running off hundreds of prints of his pieces. Last week Warhol's 200 One Dollar Bills sold for $40 million but this Elvis piece purchased by an anonymous buyer more than doubles that.

Product Placement

Mel Ramos

These stunning painting by Mel Ramos could definitely sell a few sodas. Ramos was part of the same Pop Art Movement that brought Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein to prominence. Although some people find his work with corporate brands to be ironic Ramos has said that the work is respectful.