Popism
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
POPism: The Warhol '60s is a 1980 memoir by the American artist Andy Warhol. It was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. The book was co-authored by Warhol's frequent collaborator and friend, Pat Hackett.
Content
[edit]The book covers the years 1960 to 1969, focusing primarily on Warhol's art and film work. It includes anecdotes about celebrities and infamous Factory characters.
Release
[edit]Popsim was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in March 1980. Bob Colacello hosted a dinner party for the launch of the book at La Boite in New York City on Mach 24, 1980.[1] The guests included Henry Geldzahler, Ahmet Ertegun, Richard Gere, Sylvester Stallone, Bianca Jagger, Debbie Harry, and Paloma Picasso.[2]
Reception
[edit]Thomas Sabulis of The Boston Globe wrote: "It's gossipy and alive, one of the best things you'll ever read about those crazy eight years—Warhol says the '60s ended in 1968. It's a Pop history in wraparound sunglasses and it reads like a dream."[3]
Ben Pleasants of the Los Angeles Times noted that "'Popism: The Warhol '60s' is not a book about turbulence in America, or upheaval in our cities or even experimentation in the arts; instead, it focuses on the chic gossip of the art crowd of Manhattan during that era."[4]
Helen L. Kohen of The Miami Herald wrote: "The essence of Warhol's popism is disintegration, followed immediately by boredom."[5]
Sources
[edit]- Bockris, Victor (1989). The Life and Death of Andy Warhol. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-05708-1.
- Warhol, Andy (1980). Popism: The Warhol Sixties. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-1730-95-4.
References
[edit]- ^ Warhol, Andy; Hackett, Pat (1989). The Andy Warhol Diaries. New York, NY: Warner Books. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2Diary Entry: March 24, 1980
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Suzy (1980-03-26). "Astaire's 'Fine Romance' jars family". Daily News. p. 340. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Sabulis, Thomas (1980-05-08). "Andy Warhol's Pop People". The Boston Globe. p. 69. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Pleasants, Ben (1980-03-30). "Soupcons of culture in Warhol's decade". The Los Angeles Times - The Book Review. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Kohen, Helen L. (1980-05-04). "Defending the Right to Be Boring". The Miami Herald. pp. 6-CW. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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