Fifteen Minutes

The notion of everyone having fifteen minutes of fame comes from Andy Warhol. In February 1968 Warhol exhibited his first international retrospective exhibition at the Moderna Museet gallery in Stockholm. The exhibition catalogue contained his quotation. He actually said, "In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes."


In later years, Warhol became tired of the line when interviewers harped on it. In 1979 he did repeat it, claiming, "my prediction from the sixties finally came true: In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes."  

Today's media exploitation of celebrities in sports, politics, and movies, along with reality t.v., makes Warhol seem quite prophetic.

If you had your 15 minutes, what would they reveal?  Write about your flurry in the spotlight.