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Life and Death of Andy Warhol, The Paperback – August 1, 1990

by Victor Bockris (Author)

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From the time of his first exhibition in the 1960s to his early death in 1987, Andy Warhol - "Pied Piper of New York's underground" - was rarely out of the news. This biography, written by an associate of the artist, is based on interviews with family, friends, lovers and hangers-on.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paperback
Publisher: Bantam (August 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553349295
ISBN-13: 978-0553349290
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

A Look at the Life of Andy Warhol

By JMack VINE VOICE on March 27, 2004

Format: Paperback

It would be difficult to compose a thorough biography of Andy Warhol. There are so many dimensions to the man's career that it alone could emcompass several hundred pages. Victor Bockris has done an excellent job of writing a concise version of Warhol's life story.
Bockris begins the book in the humble begins of the Warhola family. Andy is an almost insignificant little child who is often sick and mocked bt his peers. As a result, he becomes very attached to his mother. This bond lasts well into his life.
Andy Warhol was actually kicked out of art school for his poor performance before enrolling again after summer school. His art took time to catch on. His paintings, as diverse as they are in style and subject, gained him his fame. On the other hand, the films he produced were largely unsuccessful. While the stories behind his work seem concise, Bockris does an excellent job of recounting Warhol's career.
Bockris does an admirable job of capturing the social changes and scandals that affect Andy Warhol's life. Warhol's faint homosexuality is documented. While not being an overly sexual person, Warhol's affects on pop culture went so far to make homosexuality trendy around 1972. The day Andy Warhol was shot is discussed with photographs. The events of this day are told in a straight forward nature. Warhol's tragic death is also told through the sources at the hospital and the people closest to Andy.
The book is a bargain as the price it sells. For those wanting to learn more about this legendary artist, this book is ideal.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

A Very Revealing Character Study!

By A Customer on March 26, 1999

Format: Hardcover

I picked up this book, not expecting much and learned a lot of the life of Andy Warhol.
Being a person who met both Warhol and Solonis (who shot Andy Warhol), the book was probably more interesting to me than most people. The book goes into detail about how, the public was being mislead by Warhol's veneer of simplicity in revealing how sensitive he actually was.
It explains about how Andy manipulated people and was as generous as he was mean. I found this to be true in my own personal experience, knowing Warhol. He was very defensive, and could be quite mean, when offended.
The book also gives valuable insight in how Andy Warhol manipulated people. It was interesting knowing how he could beg and whine when he didn't get his way, and he didn't give up after many misfortunes.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Excellent biography and early Warhola family history

By Craig Rowland on June 25, 2010

Format: Paperback

More biographies on Andy Warhol have been written since his death in 1987 than when he was still alive. I have read many of them, and as I reread my past diary entries I am also rereading my book reviews. Without question the worst Warhol biography was Ultra Violet's rushed "tell-all" Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years with Andy Warhol, which I will surely reprint on the anniversary of the day I wrote it. The Life and Death of Andy Warhol by Victor Bockris, however, is certainly the best biography I have read on the Prince of Pop Art.

Bockris, like Ultra Violet, was a Warhol insider who worked closely with the artist. While Ultra Violet hung out among the druggies at The Factory and whored herself to reporters for any available inches of press ink, Bockris worked with Warhol on his book and television projects, as well as Interview magazine. The Life and Death of Andy Warhol goes further back than any Warhol biography I know, all the way back to Warhol's family history in Slavic Ruthenia. We learn about his parents, aunts and uncles and what immigrant life was like for Warhol's ancestors. Bockris interviews Andy Warhol's first teachers and his schoolmates, and it is these intimate interviews that make the book unique. Other biographers may interview only those in Warhol's contemporary circle of friends, whereas Bockris went further into the past and finally got some answers to questions that have left other biographies severely lacking. For example: why did Warhol's mother live with him? Was Warhol gay? Was he asexual? Why did he fear hospitals? Other biographies have given short and simple answers to these questions, but didn't have any depth in the historical explanation.

My only regret is that there were no colour photos, and none at all of his art.Read more ›

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