OLIVIERO: I thought, “Let’s do a fashion study.” [Warhol] would be dressing like a middle-class Amer-
ican. So we went shopping for a Brooks Brother, Madison Avenue-type get-up. And then we went to
the studio and we did a picture that I got published in Vogue.
ANDREA: I love the pictures of him with the robe and the socks.
OLIVIERO: He really enjoyed it.
ANDREA: Where do you see yourself five years from now?
OLIVIERO: I’m finally building my own studio, in the middle of my vineyard. The most beautiful
place. I invite my friends and we drink wine.
ANDREA: So you're building a studio to drink wine in?
OLIVIERO: Drink wine, cook, worship. Discuss the future.
ANDREA: How many children do you have?
OLIVIERO: Six.
ANDREA: You're kidding.
OLIVIERO: With three women. And 15 grandchildren.
ANDREA: Oh my God. How wonderful!
OLIVIERO: I don’t even remember their names.
ANDREA: Is there anything that you would like to do that you haven't done?
OLIVIERO: I would like to do a lot of things, but luckily I have imagination. Imagining doesn't cost anything.
ANDREA: You know, [our mutual friend] Francis said to me, “Well you know Toscani, he's a commu-
nist who wears a gold watch."
OLIVIERO: Who told you I’m a communist?
ANDREA: Francis!
OLIVIERO: I like what Mayakovsky said: "We are not civilized enough to live in a communist society."
ANDREA: 20 years from now, what would you like your legacy to be?
OLIVIERO: I don’t care.
ANDREA: What was the biggest risk you've ever taken?
OLIVIERO: Falling in love.
ANDREA: Oh, really?
OLIVIERO: Of course, it’s the biggest risk you can take.
Opposite: Profilactico; Following spread: H.I.V. 2 Taglio.
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