- Paperback: 241 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Ltd (1 April 1977)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0156717204
- ISBN-13: 978-0156717205
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Truman Capote
'Acute. Accurate. Mr Warhol's usual amazing candor. A constant
entertainment and enlightenment'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
entertainment and enlightenment'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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In his autobiography, published in 1975, the private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the Sixties, and life among celebrities.
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At a certain point in my life, in the late 50s, I began to feel that I was picking up problems from the people I knew. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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At a certain point in my life, in the late 50s, I began to feel that I was picking up problems from the people I knew. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book reveals interesting and paradoxically profound aspects of Warhol, a man whose reputation for shallowness and whose self-confessedly mercenary approach to art can be offputting.
His philosophy is to question the nature of art and of beauty itself.He does that in print here as he does elsewhere in paint and film. He neatly highlights and passes back to the reader for re-examination the differentiations commonly made between art and artefact, between intimate and public, between personal and mass-produced.
There speaks a naked and entertaining truthfulness from the page and there is a refusal to deal in the euphemism and pretention which pervade much art criticism. It's also very funny.
His philosophy is to question the nature of art and of beauty itself.He does that in print here as he does elsewhere in paint and film. He neatly highlights and passes back to the reader for re-examination the differentiations commonly made between art and artefact, between intimate and public, between personal and mass-produced.
There speaks a naked and entertaining truthfulness from the page and there is a refusal to deal in the euphemism and pretention which pervade much art criticism. It's also very funny.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of my 5 favorite books of all time. I'm not a huge fan of Andy's art, but his PHILOSOPHIES are AMAZING! He's got such a creative mind. Willing to look at things from underneath instead of only from the front. Such great thoughts as, "If there's one person I would really like to put on retainer it would be a boss. Someone that tells you what to do so you don't need to make all of your own decisions." And, "The best space is an empty space. I feel bad making art for a living - which really just wastes all that wonderful empty space. The only thing better than an empty room is an empty room with a little hole in the wall that looks over into another empty room." These might not be the best examples, but just two off the top of my head. His little commentaries on life will open your mind & hopefully cause you to look at your own daily life in your own twisted philosophies. Enjoy!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Whatever you think of Andy Warhol, 20 years after his death and 3+ decades after this little book was written, he remains an inescapable figure in the arts scene. This witty book is difficult not to like, full of clever musings about life and art. You'll want to keep turning back to it and pass it on to friends to enjoy.
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This book is excellent for anyone wanting to learn about Warhol as a normal person, rather than the eccentric artist he is often described as. Read more
Published 6 months ago by H. D. Wells
mr. warhol's favorite colour is silver
I LOVE ANDY <3
this book is like one big acid trip; full of all sorts of gossip and practical advice
this book is like one big acid trip; full of all sorts of gossip and practical advice
Published 6 months ago by tomnomnom
A very interesting insight
This book is a wonderful insight into the everday life of this unusual and sometimes very amusing man. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Daniel Swan
Love him!
Only half way through, but loving this book.
Andy's blunt but true approach and insight to everyday activity is interesting and mind opening.
Andy's blunt but true approach and insight to everyday activity is interesting and mind opening.
Published 15 months ago by blondie
Fascinating
This book is a strange beast, but never fails to interest whether you dip into a section or read it from cover to cover as I did. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2007 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
Pop Philosophy
Andy's response to an excess of abstract art was Pop Art.
Andy's response to an excess of abstract philosophy was Pop Philosophy. Read more
Andy's response to an excess of abstract philosophy was Pop Philosophy. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2007 by calmly
Excellent, but with faults....
This is an excellent book to take a look into the life and mind of the author himself, Andy Warhol. Chapter after chapter, Andy provides relevant stories that directly relate to... Read more
Published on 16 May 1999
Insightful...Wonderful
Warhols perspective is fabulous and covers a variety of topic from love to beauty to fame. A philosopher, a filmaker an artist. Read more
Published on 20 April 1999
Warhol's Philsophy: A daily reader..
This book has it's moments. I really don't relish the pages of Brigit Polk's ramblings that have absolutely nothing to do about Andy's philsophy but are just cheap filler. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1998
Amazing!
This is what life and art all about.
Published on 21 Sep 1997
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