Books by Andy Warhol
“There are a couple things that are special about this book. One is that sense of immediacy, of a snapshot aesthetic, which was to become a hallmark of Shore’s work as one of our great photographers.” Read more...
Blake Gopnik, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
The Andy Warhol Diaries
by Andy Warhol
They give a feel for the freneticism of New York at that time, in the late 1970s to late 1980s. It’s the raunchy pre-AIDS time
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol
In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol he adopts the persona of idiot savant. He says idiotic things that are weirdly deep
Interviews where books by Andy Warhol were recommended
The best books on Pop Art, recommended by Hal Foster
What is pop art? Why did it catch on, and what does it mean? And what about Warhol – was his work as superficial as he liked to say it was? The art professor answers all this and more
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Phantasmagoria
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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
by Andy Warhol -
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Shadows of a Hand
by and Georgel, Florian, Luc, Marie-Laure, Pierre, Prevost, Rodari & Sante -
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The World of Yesterday
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Vincent van Gogh - The Letters
by Hans Luijten, Leo Jansen (Editor) & Nienke Bakker (Editor)
The best books on Inkblots, recommended by Will Hobson
The best books on Inkblots, recommended by Will Hobson
The author of a modern, inkblot-based character test discusses the history and cultural resonances of the inkblot, from Victor Hugo to Andy Warhol.
The best books on Diaries and Autobiography, recommended by Craig Brown
The Private Eye satirist and author recommends five entertaining published diaries, from Andy Warhol to Harpo Marx – and tells us why parody is a pickpocket
The best books on Andy Warhol, recommended by Blake Gopnik
Andy Warhol’s ubiquitous soup cans – and his willingness to play the naïf – eclipse the leading Pop Art figure’s depth, as Blake Gopnik reveals in his magisterial new biography. Here, Gopnik discusses five key books that offer crucial insight into Warhol the man.
