Anecdotal, funny, frank, POPism is where Warhol, in the detached, back-fence gossip style he was famous for, tells it all-the ultimate inside story of a decade of cultural revolution. Foreword by Andy Warhol; Index; photographs.
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PRAISE FOR POPISM
"A vivid re-creation of a great time to live and a great time to die."--Martin Scorsese
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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.
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Why wait for others to come along years later to write your Gospels? With Pat Hackett, Andy got out the Word.
If you've only read what others wrote about Warhol, you might be surprised to learn here to what extent the others seem to be using "Popism" as a source. You may wish you'd saved the money you spent on the other accounts. Few seem to present Warhol as well as he and Pat did.
It is to be wondered how many of the biographers and critics understood him. This guy who "lacked social skills" but somehow during the 60's seemed to have 10-20 friends with him whenever he went out for dinner shows in "Popism" what an extraordinary social magnet AND social observer he was. Sex and drugs and rock n' roll rarely get pushed this far.
"Popism" is surprising conventional in form, however unusual the people it describes. It flows easily. It is among the best publicity of Warhol and his circle. There's a helpful 8 page index of the people mentioned. To name a few: Brigid Polk, International Velvet, John Cale, Ultra Violet, Jackie Curtis, Joe Dallesandro, Candy Darling, Duchess, Baby Jane Holzer, Fred Hughes, Gerard Malanga, Mario Montez, Paul Morrissey, Billy Name, Nico, Ondine, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, Ingrid Superstar, and Viva. You may never have been to The Factory, never seen a Warhol movie, never even seen a Warhol silkscreen, never heard Velvet Underground music, but, if you read "Popism" you'll feel like you know all these people and more.
Warhol's description of being shot and his recovery is especially fascinating. How was he able to be so objective? Andy and Pat are among the best storytellers.
After reading this book, treat yourself to watching "I Shot Andy Warhol" for another good presentation of what this scene may have been like.
Warhol lives.
If you've only read what others wrote about Warhol, you might be surprised to learn here to what extent the others seem to be using "Popism" as a source. You may wish you'd saved the money you spent on the other accounts. Few seem to present Warhol as well as he and Pat did.
It is to be wondered how many of the biographers and critics understood him. This guy who "lacked social skills" but somehow during the 60's seemed to have 10-20 friends with him whenever he went out for dinner shows in "Popism" what an extraordinary social magnet AND social observer he was. Sex and drugs and rock n' roll rarely get pushed this far.
"Popism" is surprising conventional in form, however unusual the people it describes. It flows easily. It is among the best publicity of Warhol and his circle. There's a helpful 8 page index of the people mentioned. To name a few: Brigid Polk, International Velvet, John Cale, Ultra Violet, Jackie Curtis, Joe Dallesandro, Candy Darling, Duchess, Baby Jane Holzer, Fred Hughes, Gerard Malanga, Mario Montez, Paul Morrissey, Billy Name, Nico, Ondine, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, Ingrid Superstar, and Viva. You may never have been to The Factory, never seen a Warhol movie, never even seen a Warhol silkscreen, never heard Velvet Underground music, but, if you read "Popism" you'll feel like you know all these people and more.
Warhol's description of being shot and his recovery is especially fascinating. How was he able to be so objective? Andy and Pat are among the best storytellers.
After reading this book, treat yourself to watching "I Shot Andy Warhol" for another good presentation of what this scene may have been like.
Warhol lives.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Nathan
Format:Paperback
With some 300 pages of prime slice Warholian gossip this book serves as an indespensible guide to the New York "Pop" scene and the Factory life of the sixties. Though written with aegis of co author Bob Hackett the essence of Andy- detached, voyeuristic, amoral/asexual, and humourous in his own dryly monosyllabic way- shines through on every page. Mildly autobiographical, thoroughly entertaining, and like the subject it describes; utterly disposable, this book is indescribaly essential reading material for the true Warhola fanatic. Yum.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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book review : POPISM the WARHOL SIXTIES by andy warhol & pat hackett 1980 harcourt brace.
March 24, 2006
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book review : POPISM the WARHOL SIXTIES by andy warhol & pat hackett 1980 harcourt brace.
this marvelous autobiography is andy warhol's first person narrative from 1960-1969, focussing primarily on his art & film work, but also including many famous stars, & infamous Factory characters, various trips he made to california, michigan, paris, and elsewhere, and also depicting the cultural/historical backdrop to that era. It's always interesting to read andy's interpretations of popular songs, films & celebrities, the parties & clubs he attended, and his film-making process, which seemingly took up as much of his time in the mid-late 60s as his painting did. The theme/meaning of POP is explored frequently in the book, warhol analyzing events like nightlife/discos, politics and society, fashion from Mod to unisex, the Pope's 1965 NY visit, music both pop & radical, the Beatles & hippie, all in terms of "POP."
Here are some of the details & events described that I found particularly interesting:
1960-63: travelling to the fox theatre in brooklyn with ivan karp to see murrey the k's rock & roll shows, incl. many motown acts.
his friendships with larry rivers, rauschenberg & other art peers, and the suspicious reception he received from the abstract expressionist painters of the 1950s, an earlier, more earnest generation, as opposed to the cool, ironic POP.
his relationship with underground cinema curator jonas mekas, who encouraged andy's alternative cinema style & projected almost all his films.
outrageous characters reappear throughout the decade, like Pope Ondine, The Duchess, Billy Name, Edie Sedgwick, Taylor Mead, International Velvet, Ultra Violet, Fred Hughes. Candy Carling, all brought to life in chronological order as Andy met & worked with them.
The evolution of the Factory, from east 89th st in 1963 to east 47th in by 1965 to union square west by the end of the 60s.
1964: hanging out with the rolling stones, mick, keith & brian jones, and Bob Dylan.
1966: the velvet underground & nico become the Factory's focus, from their debut LP to multi-media gigs/performances in the village & in selected cities. any rock fan will be fascinated to hear stories about hanging out with nico, lou reed, john cale & the crazed performances they innovated that year, S&M dances, light shows, sex & drug charged discoteques, confrontational noise performances, radical visuals & music -- essential underground nightlife & art historical events as they occurred. afterhours clubs with guide lou reed. the hostile reception the velvets got in LA & SF .
discos like the cheetah and the ultimate latenight hangout max's kansas city.
1967: happenings/be-ins in central park organized by tom hoving. "chelsea girls" the 4 hour, double screen film at last winning worldwide recognition for his cinema, incl. shocking sex, drugs & a bizarre cast of personjalities, in documentary style- no scripts!
1968-69 . turning over filmmaking to paul morrissey, warhol re-dedicated himself to silk-screening, photography & publishing. nico's solo career with chelsea girl & marble index. andy getting shot by valerie solanas in summer 1968 and almost dying. how his shooting affected his work & social routines for the rest of his life. his daily use of polaroid cameras & cassete recorders in every situation. "andy warhol enterprises" was run as a business by the end of the 60s, the Factory was no longer an open house for flamboyant and damaged personalities to act out their their spontaneous psycho-dramas on film.
"POPiSM" is a fascinating chronicle of an amazing era in nycs cultural history, especially the underground music, cinema & nightlife worlds, told with a unique perspective from warhol,. the artist who was behind so many of the ideas that we now associate with that ground-breaking era, who was there & analyzes but always from a dis-engaged viewpoint.
warhol applies his signature Pop interpretations to events both personal, social, historiocal, worldwide from this time. his Pop perspective & many of the art music & film ideas he pioneered in the 60s -- the cult of celebrity, media as art, noise rock, independant, underground verite cinema, multi-media discos & performances, uptown vs downtown, trans-gender roles in fashion & lifestyle-- remain pertinent today, & contunue to impact art, music, culture, communication, & media in the 21st century.
RATING: A
this marvelous autobiography is andy warhol's first person narrative from 1960-1969, focussing primarily on his art & film work, but also including many famous stars, & infamous Factory characters, various trips he made to california, michigan, paris, and elsewhere, and also depicting the cultural/historical backdrop to that era. It's always interesting to read andy's interpretations of popular songs, films & celebrities, the parties & clubs he attended, and his film-making process, which seemingly took up as much of his time in the mid-late 60s as his painting did. The theme/meaning of POP is explored frequently in the book, warhol analyzing events like nightlife/discos, politics and society, fashion from Mod to unisex, the Pope's 1965 NY visit, music both pop & radical, the Beatles & hippie, all in terms of "POP."
Here are some of the details & events described that I found particularly interesting:
1960-63: travelling to the fox theatre in brooklyn with ivan karp to see murrey the k's rock & roll shows, incl. many motown acts.
his friendships with larry rivers, rauschenberg & other art peers, and the suspicious reception he received from the abstract expressionist painters of the 1950s, an earlier, more earnest generation, as opposed to the cool, ironic POP.
his relationship with underground cinema curator jonas mekas, who encouraged andy's alternative cinema style & projected almost all his films.
outrageous characters reappear throughout the decade, like Pope Ondine, The Duchess, Billy Name, Edie Sedgwick, Taylor Mead, International Velvet, Ultra Violet, Fred Hughes. Candy Carling, all brought to life in chronological order as Andy met & worked with them.
The evolution of the Factory, from east 89th st in 1963 to east 47th in by 1965 to union square west by the end of the 60s.
1964: hanging out with the rolling stones, mick, keith & brian jones, and Bob Dylan.
1966: the velvet underground & nico become the Factory's focus, from their debut LP to multi-media gigs/performances in the village & in selected cities. any rock fan will be fascinated to hear stories about hanging out with nico, lou reed, john cale & the crazed performances they innovated that year, S&M dances, light shows, sex & drug charged discoteques, confrontational noise performances, radical visuals & music -- essential underground nightlife & art historical events as they occurred. afterhours clubs with guide lou reed. the hostile reception the velvets got in LA & SF .
discos like the cheetah and the ultimate latenight hangout max's kansas city.
1967: happenings/be-ins in central park organized by tom hoving. "chelsea girls" the 4 hour, double screen film at last winning worldwide recognition for his cinema, incl. shocking sex, drugs & a bizarre cast of personjalities, in documentary style- no scripts!
1968-69 . turning over filmmaking to paul morrissey, warhol re-dedicated himself to silk-screening, photography & publishing. nico's solo career with chelsea girl & marble index. andy getting shot by valerie solanas in summer 1968 and almost dying. how his shooting affected his work & social routines for the rest of his life. his daily use of polaroid cameras & cassete recorders in every situation. "andy warhol enterprises" was run as a business by the end of the 60s, the Factory was no longer an open house for flamboyant and damaged personalities to act out their their spontaneous psycho-dramas on film.
"POPiSM" is a fascinating chronicle of an amazing era in nycs cultural history, especially the underground music, cinema & nightlife worlds, told with a unique perspective from warhol,. the artist who was behind so many of the ideas that we now associate with that ground-breaking era, who was there & analyzes but always from a dis-engaged viewpoint.
warhol applies his signature Pop interpretations to events both personal, social, historiocal, worldwide from this time. his Pop perspective & many of the art music & film ideas he pioneered in the 60s -- the cult of celebrity, media as art, noise rock, independant, underground verite cinema, multi-media discos & performances, uptown vs downtown, trans-gender roles in fashion & lifestyle-- remain pertinent today, & contunue to impact art, music, culture, communication, & media in the 21st century.
RATING: A
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Wish I could talk to just one of Andy Warhols friends!
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Published on November 5, 2009 by Trouble
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SOUPcans to NUTS on Warhol's world.
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Published on June 24, 2009 by Barbara Stienstra
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Great Read!!!
I really enjoyed reading this book, Andy and Pat Hackett have an interesting and humerous way of putting things together. Read more
Published on August 26, 2008 by Flavia Miralles
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EXCELLENT READ!
This is a must have for any true Andy Warhol fan. It reads like a novel and sheds great insight to what it was like during the early factory days. Read more
Published on August 10, 2008 by Krystee
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In His Own Words
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Andy, I feel this book help to bring him alive better than any have I read so far. Read more
Andy, I feel this book help to bring him alive better than any have I read so far. Read more
Published on February 17, 2008 by Sandra L. Sailsman
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No other book recreates the pop atmosphere of the times
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Published on March 11, 2007 by Midwest Book Review
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Back from the past
I originally bought this book in 1982 at the student bookstore. It blew me away with the story of how the "New York" 60s were so different from the "west coast" "flower children. Read more
Published on August 18, 2006 by CTB
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The Coolest Book!
This engaging and fast-moving book chronicles the incredible rise of 60's pop culture and it's devastating conlusion as the key mover of the New York Pop art scene describes in... Read more
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