9780714849805: Andy Warhol ''Giant'' Size
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He has written for most major American cultural publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Rolling Stone\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Art News\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Art in America\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Artforum, Interview\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Nest\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c/i\u003e.","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"There is perhaps no artist of the 20th century that is as famous and infamous as Andy Warhol; \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol \"Giant\" Size\u003c/i\u003e takes its inspiration from the over-the-top quality of Andy Warhol's life, career, and legacy and in a mammoth format and huge extent depicts, in roughly chronological order, the major events, people, works, and moments in the life of an artist who continues to be endlessly fascinating to those inside and outside of the art world. Now available in a new format.","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;With its beautiful layouts, pin-sharp reproductions and sparkling texts, this enormous 15-pound book is worth every penny of its price... The volume covers both Warhol's numerous accomplishments (in commercial illustration, advertising, painting, film) and his transformation of the New York art scene so thoroughly that even fans will gain new appreciation for Warhol's enduring influence.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;A fresh insight into the private world of the ultimate showman.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;What\u0026#8217;s almost as good as having an Andy Warhol print on your wall? Having a huge coffee-table book stuffed full of hundreds of his photographs.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Giant-sized genius... A must-have for all you size queens.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eAttitude\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Giant is as close as most of us will get to owning a piece of pop art.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eDazed \u0026amp; Confused\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;This Texas-sized tome is actually packed with serious research and writing... The photographs and reproductions are sumptuous for their scale alone. Our favourite element is the accompanying ephemera, from ticket stubs, invoices and party invitations, to personal notes from celebrities such as Diana Vreeland and Halston. Giant is an archive in book form, a now essential addition to the Warhol canon. Just don't try to read it in bed!\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eKultureflash\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;As big as an old family bible and only marginally less instructive, though you won't find polaroids of drag queens and male nudes in the Good Book.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eScottish Sunday Herald\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Sheer visual pageantry.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;The book's full-size reproductions and breadth of references draw the reader into the small-print of Warhol's world.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Highly desirable... A work of art in itself. It's a huge, heavy, beautifully designed object, oozing class and cool from every page... May be the ultimate coffee table book.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eHeat\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Dazzling.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Will thrill any Pop Art fan.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eRA (Royal Academy of Arts) magazine\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;A visual feast which can be read or just perused for a fuller appreciation of the artist whose favoured style was 'to get it exactly wrong'.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eThe Good Book Guide\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Truly astonishing... A work of art in itself, the epic portfolio has the wow factor in spades!\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eFilm Review\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","webShortDescription":"Comprehensive visual biography of Andy Warhol, one of art's greatest personalities."}