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Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987
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Created in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, this book reveals hundreds of instant pictures by the artist. From self-portraits to still lives, anonymous nudes to New York high society, from Cabbage Patch dolls to Dolly Parton, Keith Haring to Audrey Hepburn, these impromptu images offer a unique record of the Pop Art maestro’s world.
Hardcover, 9.0 x 11.4 in., 5.98 lb, 408 pages
“Bursting at the seams with hundreds of Warhol’s ethereal polaroids.”
“A remarkable document that recounts the wide scope of people who intersected with Warhol.”
“The glam Grace Jones cover is a purchase incentive on its own.”
“Free from likes, filters and double taps, a look into Warhol’s Polaroid series takes us beyond the screens of Instagram and into his very own visual diary.”
Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987
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Before there was Instagram, there was Warhol
Andy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons, the famous, the obscure, the scenic, the fashionable, and himself. Created in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation, this book features hundreds of these instant photos.
Portraits of celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Nicholson, Yves Saint Laurent, Pelé, Debbie Harry are included alongside images of Warhol’s entourage and high life, landscapes, and still lifes from Cabbage Patch dolls to the iconic soup cans. Often raw and impromptu, the Polaroids document Warhol’s era like Instagram captures our own, offering a unique record of the life, world, and vision behind the Pop Art maestro and modernist giant.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Portraits of celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Nicholson, Yves Saint Laurent, Pelé, Debbie Harry are included alongside images of Warhol’s entourage and high life, landscapes, and still lifes from Cabbage Patch dolls to the iconic soup cans. Often raw and impromptu, the Polaroids document Warhol’s era like Instagram captures our own, offering a unique record of the life, world, and vision behind the Pop Art maestro and modernist giant.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
The editor
Reuel Golden is the former editor of the British Journal of Photography and the Photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include: Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, both London and New York Portrait of a City books, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, the National Geographic editions, the David Bailey SUMO and Andy Warhol. Polaroids.
The author
Richard B. Woodward is a New York based arts critic who contributes regularly to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. His journalism has appeared in numerous publications, from The Atlantic, Bookforum, Film Comment, The American Scholar, and The New Yorker to Vanity Fair, Interview, and Vogue. His essays on art and photography have been featured in more than 20 monographs and museum catalogs.
Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987
Hardcover, 22.9 x 28.9 cm, 2.71 kg, 408 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-6938-5
Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)Download product images here
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February 16, 2024
The book arrived with some pages torn off.Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987
February 8, 2022
Es un libro interesante que refleja la experimentación de Warhol con el material Polaroid.Tolles Buch
January 29, 2022
Super zum Lesen, Anschauen und Auslegen.EXQUISITEZ VISUAL
December 28, 2021
Ver desde los ojos de Andy Warhol la vida de caras “conocidas” que te permitan acercarse a su intimidad no es algo que pase cada día. Gracias Taschen por hacerlo todo posible.Merece la pena
December 17, 2021
Un gran libro que recoge lo mejor de la fotografía de Warhol, incluye muchos detalles que no conocía sobre su propio proceso artístico y biografía. Lo recomiendo al 100%The Warhol you dont expect, if you know Warhol only for printmaking.
November 5, 2021
If you cant get why Warhol is so important, maybe you get closer after this book.