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4.0 out of 5 stars
cool concept, November 21, 2008
This review is from: Possession Obsession: Andy Warhol And Collecting (Hardcover)
I bought this as a gift for my girlfriend, who loves Warhol (although now it seems everyone loves Warhol). She was not very intrigued by the book, even though she also loves collecting knick-knacks. So I looked closely at the book trying to figure out why, and I have to say that the book just doesn't have enough in it. I think that the text is well written and shares some interesting anecdotes, and philosophical/psychological discussion of collecting, but that's not really why I thought the book would be cool. I think we wanted to see those Time Capsule boxes opened up, more shots of his home (there are some, but not many), and then there is a whole chapter on random people who collect things--why is this chapter included? Do I care what some unkown goofball finds interesting? I think this book was a great concept, but it falls flat in my mind.
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