TY  - BOOK
AU  - Honnef,Klaus
TI  - Warhol
SN  - 9783822863213
U1  - 709.2 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cologne
PB  - Taschen GmbH
KW  - Warhol, Andy, 
KW  -  Artists
KW  - United States
N1  - Hardback
N2  - A critical observer of American societyAndy Warhol (1928-1987) is recognized today as the most important exponent of the Pop Art movement. He overturned the traditional understanding of art and placed in its stead a concept that retracts the individuality of the artist.   Warhol was a critical observer of American society, exposing his compatriots' consumerism in his paintings ( Campbell  and  Brillo  series), as well as their fascination for sensational journalism. In 1963 Warhol founded his  Factory  in New York, literally a manufactory of ideas and work, which influenced film in the 1960s, published the influential magazine  Interview  in the late 1970s, and also produced Warhol's own artwork: Warhol conceived the idea, and a  worker  in his factory carried it out.   The work remained (consciously) unsigned--a fact which nevertheless did nothing to diminish Warhol's reputation. He once complained that rich New Yorkers would willingly hang his  Electric Chain  in their living rooms--as long as its colours co-ordinated with the wallpaper and draperies.About the Series:   Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a concise biography
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