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Andy Warhol "Giant" Size, Regular Format

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Lots of stories. A great deal. A really neat visual insight into the world of Andy Warhol. Good price too.

this review comes from a true warhol junkie. i drove five hours to pittsburgh once just to see one of his films(and don't regret a minute or a penny of it). i've read quite a few books on andy and was excited to see this one and at a much cheaper price than when it first came out. i haven't looked at it all yet, just purchased today but i have to say i was really expecting just a little bit more than what i've seen so far. but, what i've seen has been great. i guess it's the lack of much text that really seems a real drawback to me, but in lieu of that it offers very much as far as the visual aspects. most, if not all, of his major works are represented but one has to have a little more cultural insight to realy comprehend what's going on here. like for instance, who are all these other people and what's going on with them. i, as an insider of sorts, know so it's cool for me, but i'm sorry for anyone else who doesn't know the whole story. so, to be brief, this is a cool book with tons of artwork reproduced and gads of photos but is probably not a good beginning book for the uninitiated. it's more of a companion piece to fill in the blanks left by the other works. as a starter for the warhol cult prospective initiate i would highly recommend "popism" by warhol and pat hackett and for a more complete story than that, including tons of artwork and photos, "warhol" by david bourdain. the latter tells a more complete story since "popism" leaves off in the 60's(albeit andy's halcyon days). those two are indispensable. this one is just a bonus but hey, it's a warhol book so not bad at all. campbell's soup forever!