WARHOL THE COLLECTOR: Little piece on the subject. They might be talking out of their butts a little bit at this point:

By presenting a focused, carefully selected group of objects from Warhol's collection, this exhibition aims to demonstrate that for Warhol, collecting was not merely a leisurely pursuit, but in fact represented a vital form of artistic practice. Through collecting, Warhol found another forum to explore his ideas about history, nostalgia, popular culture and consumerism, themes that are central to other areas of his work.

Or else, you know, the neat stuff a famous artist collected is valuable because it belonged to him. You think? Speaking of obsessives, Derek also had a link to the on-line Kooks Museum, maintained by Donna Kossy. No Szasz, though. Donna should hook up with DC and produce The Big Book Of Cranks. I'd buy one.