Andy Warhol - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849766703 ISBN 13: 9781849766708

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Exploring his background as a child of an immigrant family, ideas about death and religion and his queer perspective, this radical re-visioning highlights how Warhol's work marked a period of cultural transformation that still resonates today. As an underground art star, Andy Warhol (1928–87) was the antidote to the prevalent abstract expressionist style of 1950s America. He introduced popular everyday subjects into his practice and openly acknowledged the wide-ranging influences on his work. Throughout his career, his forays into advertising, fashion, film, TV and music videos, marked a fascination with mainstream popular culture. This book positions Warhol at the vanguard of artistic experimentation, and reveals him as an artist who both succeeded and failed in equal measure; an artist who embraced the establishment while cavorting with the underground. It further highlights Warhol's knowing flirtation with the commercial world of celebrity alongside his socially engaged collaborations and advocacy of alternative lifestyles. Including his iconic depictions alongside lesser-known works, as well as the installation Silver Clouds, this fascinating book returns Warhol to his conceptual ambition and positions him within the shifting creative and political landscape in which he worked, permitting a broad view of how Warhol, and his work, marked a period of cultural transformation.

About this title

About the Author

Gregor Muir is Director of Collection, International Art, Tate Modern. Yilmaz Dziewior is Director of Museum Ludwig, Cologne.

From the Back Cover

A fascinating 're-visioning' of Warhol and his unique view of American Culture.
As an underground art star, Andy Warhol (1928-87) was the antidote to the prevalent abstract expressionist style of 1950s America. Looking at his background as a child of an immigrant family, his ideas about death and religion, as well as his queer perspective, this book explores Warhol's limitless ambition to push the traditional boundaries of painting, sculpture, film and music. It reveals an artist who both succeeded and failed in equal measure; an artist who embraced the establishment while cavorting with the underground. Exploring Warhol's knowing flirtation with the commercial world of celebrity alongside his advocacy of alternative lifestyles, it presents his work within the context of his time in a way that connects to contemporary concerns. Including a unique contribution from writer Olivia Laing, an artist's response from Martine Syms and an exclusive interview with former Factory insider, Bob Colacello, this book returns Warhol to the shifting creative and political landscape in which he lived, and highlights how he and his work marked a period of cultural transformation.

EXHIBITIONS:
Tate Modern: 12 Mar - 6 Sept 2020
Museum Ludwig: Cologne, 10 Oct 2020 - 21 Feb 2021
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto: 27 Mar - 13 Jun 2021
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas: 11 Jul - 7 Nov 2021

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849766703
• ISBN 13: 9781849766708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Muir Gregor, Dziewior Yilmaz