Brigid Berlin Polaroids - Hardcover

John Waters (Foreword); Bob Colacello (Introduction)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190952624X ISBN 13: 9781909526242

Publisher: Reel Art Press, 2015

Synopsis

Legendary Polaroids by Warhol insider Brigid Berlin. Includes 250+ photos.

Brigid Berlin was one of the most prominent and colourful members of Andy Warhol's Factory in the 1960s and 1970s. Her legendary personal collection of Polaroids is collected here for the first time and are an intimate, beautiful, artistic, outrageous insight into this iconic period.

This wild photographic odyssey featured a foreword by cult filmmaker John Waters. He writes, "Brigid was always my favorite underground movie star; big, often naked, and ornery as hell. ... The Polaroids here show just how wide Brigid's world was; her access was amazing. She was never a groupie, always an insider." Brigid knew everyone and her lens captured them all: celebrities, Superstars, artists, herself, and, of course, Warhol. As Waters observes, through her snaps, "Andy was uncovered and revealed like never before."

The book also features an introduction by Bob Colacello, editor of Warhol's Interview magazine, and features writer for Vanity Fair: "In recording life, she captured our times. By myopically depicting her own transgressions and self- indulgences, she has prophetically reflected the narcissism and exhibitionism, the craving for fame and confusing of fame and infamy that have become the staples of American popular culture." In discussing her style, he reflects, "This is the opposite of fashion photography or studio portraiture. Brigid was a realist. What she saw is what you got."

About this title

Review:

"It's not only the celebrity portraits that make her collection so valuable. It is that intimate and beautiful documentation of one of the most important times in the history of modern art... The book provides a rare and astonishing insight into the iconic period of New York art scene in the 1960s and 1970s and it's a must-read if you truly admire this period and look at it with happiness and nostalgia." --Widewalls

About the Author:

Dagon James is a New York based archivist, editor and curator. He is the publisher of limited edition books and prints; and he works with museums and galleries worldwide.

Vincent Fremont began working for Andy Warhol shortly after arriving in New York in the summer of 1969, eventually serving as Vice-President of Andy Warhol Enterprises.

John Waters is a legendary cult film director and pop culture commentator.

Bob Colacello is Editor of Warhol's Interview magazine, and features writer for Vanity Fair

About this edition

• Publisher: Reel Art Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 190952624X
• ISBN 13: 9781909526242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Dagon James, Vincent Fremont, Anastasia Rygle