The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Andy Warhol

Dec 2014 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, the enigmatic, legendary Warhol makes the reader his confidant on love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success, and much more.

Andy Warhol claimed that he loved being outside a party—so that he could get in. But more often than not, the party was at his own studio, The Factory, where celebrities—from Edie Sedgwick and Allen Ginsberg to the Rolling Stones and the Velvet Underground—gathered in an ongoing bash.

A loosely formed autobiography, told with his trademark blend of irony and detachment, this compelling and eccentric memoir riffs and reflects on all things Warhol: New York, America, and his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as well as the explosion of his career in the sixties, and his life among the rich and famous.

Ratings and reviews

Andy Warhol was a prophet of our times. He was also very funny and adored humour, prizing it over other human qualities. In short, Andy, this book, and on his advice, art, shouldn't be taken too seriously. This book never gets old. Guaranteed, you'll whizz through it in a couple of days and laugh your head off, in between the aha moments.

Really boring.

About the author

Andy Warhol, a painter and graphic artist, also produced a significant body of film work, including his famous Chelsea Girls. He was equally well known in the late sixties and early seventies as resident host at his studio, The Factory, where one could listen to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and rub elbows with Edie Sedgwick. Warhold died in New York in 1987.