Andy Warhol & Velvet Underground Exhibition Opens in Puglia

A new exhibition titled 'Andy Warhol & The Velvet Underground' has opened at the Puglia Outlet Village in Molfetta, Italy, organized in collaboration with ONO Arte Contemporanea of Bologna. The show features photographs by Fred W. McDarrah, Adam Ritchie, Bart Van Leuween, Anton Perich, and Ronn Spencer, who were friends and frequent visitors of Warhol's Factory. These images document the behind-the-scenes life and friendships within the Factory, which served as a rehearsal space for the Velvet Underground. The band's creative partnership with Warhol lasted from 1965 to 1970, ending when Lou Reed left the group, but in that time they transformed music and performance art. The exhibition focuses on the intimate, offstage moments and the avant-garde culture of the era.