Warhol (Basic Art Series 2.0)

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Description

Pop star: Soap boxes and celebrities
 
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) is hailed as a very powerful proponent of the Pop Art movement. A important and creative observer of American society, he explored key themes of consumerism, materialism, media, and celebrity.

Drawing on latest advertisements, comic strips, consumer products, and Hollywood’s such a lot famous faces, Warhol proposed a radical reevaluation of what constituted artistic subject matter. Through Warhol, a Campbell’s soup can and Coca Cola bottle changed into as worthy of artistic status as any traditional still life. On the same time, Warhol reconfigured the role of the artist. Famously stating “I need to be a machine,” he systematically reduced the presence of his own authorship, working with mass-production methods and images, in addition to 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 up to date enjoy.

 
About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:

  • a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
  • a concise biography
  • approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions


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