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The ''Exploding Plastic Inevitable'', sometimes simply called '''''Plastic Inevitable''''' or '''''EPI''''', was a series of Multimedia events organized by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967, featuring musical performances by The Velvet Underground & Nico , screenings of Warhol's films, and dancing and performances by regulars of Warhol's Factory , especially Mary Woronov and Gerard Malanga . ''Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable'' is also the title of a 18 minute film by Ronald Nameth with recordings from one week of performances of the shows which were filmed in Chicago in 1966. In December 1966 Warhol included a one-off Underground magazine called ''The Plastic Exploding Inevitable'' as part of the ''Aspen Magazine'' No. 3 package. ''Aspen magazine'', no. 3, "The Pop Art Issue" , designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. Published December 1966 by Roaring Fork Press, New York City. The ''Exploding Plastic Inevitable'' had its roots in an event staged on in April 1966, advertised in '' The Village Voice '' as follows: "The Silver Dream Factory Presents The Exploding Plastic Inevitable with Andy Warhol/The Velvet Underground/and Nico."Martin Torgoff, ''Can't Find My Way Home'', New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004 (ISBN 0-7432-3010-8). Shows were also held in ''The Gymnasium'' in New York and in various cities throughout the United States. REFERENCES |
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