Sandy Brant 1972

This is Andy Warhol’s polaroid of Sandy Brant. I imagine Warhol holding his camera at arms length to get this shot. This feels like a moment snatched from a party, a bit casual and off-the-cuff. I bet that flashbulb popped and everyone turned to look! I can only imagine how many photos Warhol must have taken! There’s something super intimate about polaroids - they capture a specific moment in time, a kind of off-the-cuff immediacy that speaks to the disposable nature of pop culture. It makes me think about how artists are always experimenting, pushing boundaries, finding new ways to see and represent the world. I like this photo because it reminds me that artists are always having a dialogue, riffing off each other’s ideas across time. And it reminds me that art-making is always embodied and that mistakes can lead to unexpected discoveries.