Warhol

Andy Warhol (1928¨C1987) is hailed as the most important proponent of the Pop art movement. A critical and creative observer of American society, he explored key themes of consumerism, materialism, media, and celebrity. Drawing on contemporary advertisements, comic strips, consumer products, and Hollywood¡¯s most famous faces, Warhol proposed a radical reevaluation of what constituted artistic subject matter. Through Warhol, a Campbell¡¯s soup can and Coca-Cola bottle became as worthy of artistic status as any traditional still life. At the same time, Warhol reconfigured the role of the artist. Famously stating ¡°I want to be a machine,¡± he systematically reduced the presence of his own authorship, working with mass-production methods and images, as well as dozens of assistants in a studio he dubbed the Factory. This book introduces Warhol¡¯s multifaceted, prolific oeuvre, which revolutionized distinctions between ¡°high¡± and ¡°low¡± art and integrated ideas of living, producing, and consuming that remain central questions of modern experience. Format: Hardcover Dimensions: 8.3 x 10.2 in. Pages: 96