First published 2006, large format first published 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Andy and the dreams that stuff is made of / by Dave Hickey -- Success is a job in New York : 1949-60 / by Kenneth Goldsmith -- Andy starts to paint : 1961-62 / by Ivan Karp -- America the beautiful : 1962-65 ; Matinee idols : 1962-66 / by David Dalton -- Death and disaster : 1963-67 / by Peggy Phelan -- Into the photobooth : 1962-68 ; Filmmaking : 1963-76 ; The Silver Factory : 1963-68 ; Andy Warhol, media entrepreneur : 1969-86 ; Polaroids and portraits : 1970-86 ; Ladies and gentlemen : 1972-83 / by Kenneth Goldsmith -- Still life and abstraction : 1976-86 / by Ronnie Cutrone -- Last call : 1980-87 / by Bruno Bischofberger.
Summary:
Andy Warhol "Giant" Size' is the definitive document of this remarkable creative force, and a telling look at late twentieth-century pop culture. A must-have for Warhol fans and pop culture enthusiasts, this in-depth and comprehensive overview of Warhol's extraordinary career is packed with more than 2,000 illustrations culled from rarely seen archival material, documentary photography, and artwork. Dave Hickey's compelling essay on Warhol's geek-to-guru evolution combines with chapter openers by Warhol friends and insiders to give special insight into the way the enigmatic artist led his life and made his art. It also provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the New York art world of the 1950s to the 1980s.
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