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Andy Warhol. Seven Illustrated Books 1952–1959

80Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)Disponibilità: Disponibile
I libri illustrati a mano da Andy Warhol negli anni ’50 prima di raggiungere la fama sono gioielli ambitissimi nella corona del re della pop art. Questo volume XL, corredato di testi sulla vita e sulle creazioni uniche di Warhol, contiene fedeli riproduzioni dei 7 libri e offre uno sguardo senza pari sul genio in erba di Warhol.
Copertina rigida9.8 x 13.4 in.4.54 lb288 pagine
XL
I libri XL hanno un'altezza minima di 34 cm, ad eccezione dei titoli in formato orizzontale.
Andy Warhol. Seven Illustrated Books 1952–1959

Andy Warhol. Seven Illustrated Books 1952–1959

80

Andy’s Magnificent Seven

A unique reissue of Warhol’s classic 1950s illustrated books

In 1950s New York, before he became one of the most famous names of the 20th century, Andy Warhol was already a skilled and successful commercial artist. During this time, as part of his strategy to woo clients and forge friendships, he created seven handmade artist’s books, reserved to his most valued contacts. These featured personal, unique drawings and quirky texts revealing his fondness for—among other subjects—cats, food, myths, shoes, beautiful boys, and gorgeous girls.

Decades later, with originals now changing hands for thousands of dollars at auction, TASCHEN presents an XL-sized volume containing meticulous reprints of these seven books. With titles such as Love Is a Pink Cake, 25 Cats Named Sam, and À la Recherche du Shoe Perdu, the series reveals the artist’s off-the-wall character as well as his accomplished draftsmanship, boundless creativity, and innuendo-laced humor.

This book makes delightful play with styles and genres, including A Is for Alphabet, which devotes a page to each letter of the alphabet, with illustrations complemented by stumbling three-line verses that tell of strange encounters between man and animal. In the Bottom of My Garden is at once a Warhol twist on a children’s book and a covert celebration of gay love. Wild Raspberries, meanwhile, is a spoof cookbook with a cornucopia of adventurous recipes and illustrations.

This volume also includes introductions for each of Warhol’s illustrations. Complete with rarely seen photographs of the artist, inspirational ephemera, and commercial assignments, they contextualize Warhol’s 1950s art, offering a glimpse into his early creative process as well as his endearing, playful character.

Little-known, much-coveted jewels in the Warhol crown, these hand-drawn delights are as appealing and original today as they were back in the halcyon days of the 1950s and offer a unique glimpse at a budding genius on the cusp of global fame.

© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
L'autore

Nina Schleif is a German art historian, Americanist, and curator. In 2013, she initiated and curated the first exhibition anywhere on Andy Warhol’s oeuvre in books at Museum Brandhorst in Munich. She also edited and coauthored the exhibition catalog Reading Andy Warhol. Backed by a recent Smithsonian fellowship, she has written a monograph on Warhol’s 1950s drawings that will be published in 2017.

L'editore

Reuel Golden è un ex redattore del British Journal of Photography. Per TASCHEN ha curato Capitol Records, Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, i due Portrait of a City dedicati a Londra e New York, Andy Warhol. Polaroids, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty e i volumi del National Geographic.

Andy Warhol. Seven Illustrated Books 1952–1959
Copertina rigida25 x 34 cm2.06 kg288 pagine

ISBN 978-3-8365-9258-1

Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)
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