POPism: The Warhol Sixties [Paperback]

Andy Warhol (Author), Pat Hackett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2006

Anecdotal, funny, frank, POPism is Warhol’s personal view of the Pop phenomenon in New York in the 1960s and a look back at the relationships that made up the scene at the Factory, including his rela­tionship with Edie Sedgewick, focus of the upcoming film Factory Girl. In the detached, back-fence gossip style he was famous for, Warhol tells all—the ultimate inside story of a decade of cultural revolution.

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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

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0156031116
• ISBN-13: 978-0156031110
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Artists, Architects & Photographers
  • #100 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Pop Culture > Art

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Good News of Andy Warhol, December 12, 2004

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This review is from: POPism: The Warhol Sixties (Paperback)

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poptastic, December 3, 2001

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This review is from: POPism: The Warhol Sixties (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.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Coolest Book!, January 25, 2002

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This review is from: POPism: The Warhol Sixties (Paperback)

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 ironic, humourous and incredibly sad detail. There are lots of bodies in the wake of Warhol's rise to American iconography. It's facinating and incredible. Pat Hackett has to be one of the most talented writers around to have been able to compile Andy's story in such a way that it's only his authentic voice that you hear as you read any of the books that she collaborated on. It's well worth the price of admission!