Энди Уорхол всюду брал с собой фотоаппарат, и его "Америка" - выборка из поразительных кадров, отснятых за 10 лет, - задумана как подобие всей страны с ее странной красотой и ошеломляющей противоречивостью. Исследуя случаи сильнейшей одержимости - в том числе помешательства на имидже и знаменитостях, Уорхол фотографирует рестлеров и политиков, красивых богачей и обездоленных бедняков, Трумэна Капоте со свежими шрамами от подтяжки лица и Мадонну, которая пытается спрятаться за нестандартной для нее прической. Он пишет о своей любимой стране, признается, что жалеет, что не умер, когда его ранили, затрагивает темы коммерционализма, красоты и славы.

Представить себе Америку без Уорхола почти также трудно, как представить себе Уорхола без Америки, и эта книга фотографий - прочувствованное, остроумное объяснение в любви - позволяет великому певцу преходящего высказать глубоко личные мысли.

Энди Уорхол (1928–1987) – культовый американский художник, режиссер, продюсер, издатель, один из основателей поп-арта. В своей автобиографической «Философии» он делится с читателями мыслями о славе, отношениях, деньгах, сексе, еде, моде, работе, времени, Нью-Йорке и о том, что значит быть современным. В отличие от книг других художников, манифест Уорхола – литературное произведение, в котором размышления об искусстве чередуются с воспоминаниями о детстве, а диалоги с вымышленным Б – с полноценными рассказами от первого лица. Все это делает «Философию» еще одним великим поп-произведением художника, созданным на этот раз с помощью слов, а не красок.

"До того как в меня стреляли, я всегда думал, что я здесь скорее наполовину, нежели полностью, — я всегда подозревал, что смотрю телевизор вместо того, чтобы жить жизнь. Иногда говорят, что события в кино нереальны, но на самом деле нереально то, что с тобой происходит в жизни. На экране эмоции выглядят сильными и правдивыми, а когда с тобой действительно что-то случается, то ты как будто смотришь телевизор — ты ничего не чувствуешь".
Энди Уорхол

"Остроумно. Точно. Выполнено, как и все, что выходит из под кисти мистера Уорхола, с блеском. Бесконечно развлекательно и познавательно".
Трумен Капоте

Throughout his career, Andy Warhol easily crossed the boundaries between fine art and graphic design; in fact, he made no distinction between art and advertising.

Posters were a natural medium for this talented artist, and he was much in demand to promote some of the most renowned celebrities, causes, and brands of his time.

This richly illustrated book catalogs all of Warhol's posters commissioned for a specific purpose and features original artwork. Arranged chronologically, they present a fascinating array of subjects, including cultural events, musicians, political campaigns, and iconic brands. Each of the posters is exquisitely reproduced, including some with multiple variations, and accompanied by informative texts and comparative illustrations.

The author's introductory essay offers a brief history of poster art and contextualises Warhol's output against masters of the form such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Keith Haring. Seen in their entirety, these posters - bearing all the hallmarks of the artist's finest work - both reflect and reveal the cultural zeitgeist that drove Warhol's innovative practice.

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There is perhaps no artist of the 20th century that is as famous and infamous as Andy Warhol; Andy Warhol "Giant" Size takes its inspiration from the over-the-top quality of Andy Warhol's life, career, and legacy and in a mammoth format and huge extent depicts, in roughly chronological order, the major events, people, works, and moments in the life of an artist who continues to be endlessly fascinating to those inside and outside of the art world. Now available in a new format.

- A spectacular visual biography of the life and career of one of the most colourful and innovative artists of the twentieth century
- A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the New York art world of the 1950s to the 1980s
- Introduction by renegade art critic Dave Hickey, who has his own cult following, and additional texts by Bruno Bischofberger, Ronnie Cutrone, - David Dalton, Kenneth Goldsmith, Ivan Karp and Peggy Phelan
- A must-have for Warhol fans and any pop culture enthusiast is accessible to all at this amazing new price

The art of Andy Warhol continues to hold surprises for even the seasoned Warhol admirer. The best works from one of the world's largest private collections of Warhol paintings are published here for the first time in book form. Beginning with whimsical paintings from the pre-Pop period, this selection of over 100 works spans the full breadth of Warhol's spectacular career, up until his last project: The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. More than 200 illustrations, many in full color, give a comprehensive overview of the many facets in the work of the "pope of Pop art."

Of particular interest is a little-known series of "Paintings for Children," published here for the first time. These delightful pictures of ships, planes, robots, and toys were hung just three feet from the floor when first shown in 1983.

A concise biography, richly illustrated with many color plates; quotations from Warhol about art and about himself, as essay on Warhol and the American Dream by David Bourdon; a memoir by art historian and critic Pierre Restany; an interview from 1963 by G.R. Swenson and the last one with Paul Taylor in 1987; as well as a chronology and a detailed and updated bibliography contribute to this fascinating, colorful book.

Following a successful career as a commercial graphic designer, in the early sixties, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) decided to move on to work as a freelance artist. His focus, however, remained on the world of consumption and mass production. This publication illuminates Warhol’s crucial early years—from 1961 to 1964—as a painter and draftsman. During this period, he gradually replaced his individual pictorial language with already medialized (and thus collective) image material as well as the mechanical production of pictures, thus calling into question some of modernity’s fundamental categories. This volume examines this process based on numerous examples, such as the famous Campbell’s Soup Cans and Dollar Bills, the Elvis and Liz series, the Death & Disaster pictures, and the Flowers cycle from 1964. Concentration on the drawings and paintings of the early years demonstrates the far-reaching significance of this oeuvre for art history.

Throughout his career as an artist, filmmaker, director of the Factory, band manager, magazine publisher, and television entrepreneur, Andy Warhol intentionally blurred the line between art and commerce, calling into question the very values of art by claiming, “Good business is the best art.” Andy Warhol Enterprises examines Warhol's complex and multifaceted relationship with commerce in both his work and his life - from his highly successful career as a commercial artist to his reign as a major cultural trendsetter in the eighties. The catalogue features essays by prominent scholars such as Thomas Crow, as well as an interview with Vincent Fremont, one of Warhol’s close associates, in which he illuminates aspects of Warhol’s critical examination of consumer society.