The Life and Death of Andy Warhol

424 Pages·1989·39.27 MB·English

by  Victor Bockris

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firstcompletelifeofthemostinfluential,
enigmaticartistofourtime,basedonscores
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painter,filmmaker,publisher,andpart>goer ' ..\
extraordinairewhowasrarelyoutofthe
headlinesfromthetimeheshockedtheart
worldwithhisCampbellssoupcansinthe
1960suntilhisprematuredeathin198~.But
tillnowtherehasneverbeenafull,in-depth
portraitof^OC^rholashereallywas.
Whowasthisman,bornAndrewWarhola
in1928,whomadehiswaythroughasternly
religiousDepressionchildhoodina
Pittsburghimmigrants"ghettotobecome
thefirstinternationalcelebrityartist?v;hat
washelikeinartschoolatCarnegieTechand
asavoungillustratorwhocausedastirin
advertisingcircleswithdrawingsthatgrew
outofhisfootfetish?
InNewYorkheledtherevolutionagainst
AbstractExpressionismwithhispaintingsof
soupcans,dollarbills,Coca-Colabottles,old
moviestills,andotherartifactsofAmerican
consumercultureformerlyconsideredtoo
"lowly"forseriousartists.
Constantlyreinventinghimself,shrewdly
manipulatingpeoplealongtheway,he
becamethePiedPiperofNewYork's
underground.Buthowdidhecreatethevast
empire,includingtheFactory,thatbroughtit
alltogether—se—x,art,drugs,moneyfashion,
celebrit\',death andhisextraordinary
collectionofartandantiques,worth$25
millionathisdeath?Howdidhereallylive?
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF
ANDY WARHOL

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF
ANDY WARHOL
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VICTOR BOCKRIS
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