3-D Warhol. The sculptural work of Andy Warhol

242 Pages·2015·20.716 MB·English

by  Evans, Thomas Morgan;Warhol, Andy

Thomas Morgan Evans is a Henry Moore post-doctoral fellow. He has a
PhD in art history from University College London and has taught there
and at the Courtauld Institute of Art. He has written criticism for Art
History and The Burlington Magazine, and has worked for the Tate, the ICA
and for LUX.
‘3D Warhol is a fascinating exploration of a facet of Warhol’s work that is
often ignored. Thomas Morgan Evans examines Warhol as an artist rather
than a media personality, comparing his work to a wide selection of con-
temporaries including Basquiat, Mel Bochner, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donald
Judd, Carl Andre and Jeff Koons. This book is indispensable for anyone
interested in the work of Andy Warhol… highly recommended.’
Gary Comenas, Founder of Warholstars.org
‘By critically investigating the artist’s underappreciated sculptural work,
3D Warhol fills a crucial gap in Warhol scholarship. And it does so with
aplomb, delving confidently into a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar
objects, illuminating the ways in which they exploit and undermine tra-
ditional sculptural aesthetics. At once erudite and accessible, 3D Warhol
provides an ideal introduction to the depth and breadth of Warhol’s
remarkable career.’
Anthony Grudin, Associate Professor of Art History,
University of Vermont
3D Warhol

Andy Warhol
and
Sculpture
THOMAS MORGAN EVANS
Published in 2017 by
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Contents

List of Figures vii
List of Plates ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: Portraits 1
1 Locating the Sculptural 19
2 ‘Sublime but compulsive negation’: Brillo Boxes 34
3 Atmosphere 60
4 The Artwork Across the Street 93
5 A Waste of Space 117
Conclusion: One Dimensional Man – In 3D! 160
Notes 172
Bibliography 199
Index 207
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List of Figures

All Andy Warhol Artworks © 2016 The Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
and DACS, London
1.1. Vito Giallo, Andy Warhol’s Folded Paper Show, pen and
ink on Strathmore Paper, 2013. Courtesy of Vito Giallo. 23
1.2. Marcel Duchamp,“Dada: 1916-1923,” Sidney Janis Gallery,
New York, April 15 to May 9, 1953,1953. Letterpress exhibition
catalogue and poster designed by Duchamp; crumpled
version. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Jacqueline,
Paul, and Peter Matisse in memory of their mother, Alexina
Duchamp, 1998-4-49. Copyright: © Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp. 26
2.1. Billy Name, Stable Gallery (Wall of Brillo Boxes),
1964. Courtesy of Billy Name. 37
2.2. Billy Name, Stable Gallery, 1964. Courtesy of Billy Name. 39
2.3. Exhibition Announcement, The Personality of the Artist /
Stable Gallery, New York, April 21–May 9, 1964. Collection of
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 46
3.1. Andy Warhol, Portraits of the Artists, 1967. Collection of
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 63
3.2. John Dogg, Untitled (tire), 1986. Rubber tire and continental
kit, 76.2 x 76.2 x 25.4 cm, © John Dogg. Courtesy of John Dogg. 74
3.3. Jerry Schatzberg, Andy Warhol, ‘Factory’, 1966. Courtesy of
Trunk Archive and Jerry Schatzberg. 78
3.4. Andy Warhol, Daisy Waterfall (Rain Machine), 1971.
Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 85
4.1. Arthur Tress, ‘Painter Hangs Own Paintings’, New York
Magazine, 5 February, 1979, p. 9. 97
4.2. Originally published in Interview magazine, April 1979.
Courtesy BMP Media Holdings, LLC. 102
4.3. Saturday Night Fever [Film still, hardware store]. Dir. John
Badham, Paramount Pictures, 1977. 105
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4.4. Andy Warhol, Pickle Jar with Alarm, c.1983, Mixed media,
15.24 x 10.16 x 10.16cm, photograph Takao Ikejiri. 109
4.5. Andy Warhol, Whitman’s Sampler, c.1984. Cement filled
candy box with cellophane wrapper, 17.78 x 25.4cm,
photograph Takao Ikejiri. 111
5.1. Materials for abandoned version of Invisible Sculpture, ca.
1979. Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 118
5.2. Andy Warhol, Concrete Block, 1982. Collection of The Andy
Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 120
5.3. Andy Warhol, You’re In, 1967. Silver aerosol paint on bottle
of Coca-Cola, 20.3 x 6.4cm. Photograph Takao Ikejiri. 126
5.4. Installation view of Raid the Icebox I with Andy Warhol,
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 23 April-
30 June. Courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence. 131
5.5. Citizen Kane [Film still, Xanadu]. Dir. Orson Welles.
RKO Radio Pictures, 1941. 133
5.6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [Film still, Big Daddy’s basement],
Dir. Richard Brooks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958. 134
5.7. Installation view of Raid the Icebox I with Andy Warhol,
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 23 April-
30 June. Courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence. 136
5.8. Kelley Walker, untitled, 2006. Laser cut steel, digital image
(scanned poster), and gold leaf, 146.1 diameter × .3 cm.
© Kelley Walker. Courtesy of the Paula Cooper Gallery,
New York. 146
5.9. Installation of 72 of Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules at
The Andy Warhol Museum, 1994. Collection of The Andy
Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 151
5.10. Jeff Koons, The New (Installation View), 1980. Courtesy of
the New Museum, New York. Photo: New Museum. 155
5.11. Still from DisneyCollector, ‘Angry Birds Toy Surprise Jake
NeverLand Pirates Disney Pixar Cars2 Spongebob Huevos
Sorpresa’ available at http://youtube/aoc8d0gcf08 (accessed
11 December 2014). 158
6.1. Evelyn Hofer, Andy Warhol’s Studio with Lenin, N.Y. 1987.
Estate of Evelyn Hofer. 164
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