- Hardcover: 504 pages
- Publisher: Phaidon Press (Mar 19 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0714840866
- ISBN-13: 978-0714840864
- Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 26.7 x 6.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 3.8 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #71 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( V-Z ) > Warhol, Andy
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is one of the most iconic figures in 20th-century art, an enigmatic man who not only altered the definition of art but also in his wake left a vast and staggeringly complex record of his daily activities. This work is the definitive record of the artist's paintings, sculptures, and drawings: some 15,000 works produced by Warhol between 1948 and 1987. Also included is an array of rarely published source material such as newspaper scraps and movie star publicity stills that inspired Warhol's life and career. "The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne" was initiated in 1977 by Thomas Ammann. The editors Georg Frei and Neil Printz began primary research in 1993 and have been advised throughout the project by the curators and art historians Kynaston McShine and Robert Rosenblum. Experts from the Andy Warhol Foundation examined the vast majority of Warhol's works and began a thorough review of his archive, which at his death consisted of 1500 cardboard boxes, flat files, and trunks filled with source material, memorabilia, correspondence and junk mail. The editors examined works in museums in their conservation facilities and discussed them with conservators, submitted works for review by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, and interviewed Warhol's assistants and colleagues to assemble a customized database of works unparalleled in Warhol scholarship. All of their findings are documented in this project. Each annotated catalogue entry includes the works' title, date, medium, dimensions, and present owner, followed by a record of inscriptions, provenance, exhibitions, and literature. Related works are linked by general introductory texts that address historical circumstances, shared themes, and studio practices. Supplementary figures to the texts illustrate source materials Warhol appropriated for his works - newspaper articles and advertisements, soup cans, publicity stills - as well as related drawings, works by other artists, and studio and exhibition views. "Volume 1" includes classic and much-prized Warhols such as the "Campbell Soup paintings", images of icons Marilyn, Liz, and Elvis and early self-portraits.
About the Author
Georg Frei is a curator, art critic, and editor who has been affiliated with Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG in Zurich since 1988. Previously he wrote art, dance, and theatre criticism for several Swiss newspapers and magazines. For the Thomas Ammann gallery he has organized more than a dozen exhibitions and edited the accompanying catalogues on such artists as Picasso, Cy Twombly, Max Beckmann, and Willem de Kooning. For the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, he was the guest curator of the exhibition Andy Warhol series and singles, 2000-2001. Neil Printz is an art historian with a focus on twentieth-century American art. He is currently the editor of the Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonne for the Isamu Noguchi Foundation in New York, and professor of art history at Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey. From 1977 to 1983 he was the director of the Holly Solomon Gallery in New York. Dr. Printz has contributed and edited articles for several journals and museum publications, including The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas; the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn; the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt; and the St. Petersburg Foundation for Culture and Art. He was a research curator at The Menil Collection from 1983 to 1991. Author's/Photographer's Residence: Georg Frei: Zurich, Switzerland; Neil Printz: New York, New York.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT! (except for the design),
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This review is from: Warhol: Paintings and Sculpture 1961-1963 - Volume 01: The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
WOW. This is a real work of research. The amount of detail and care that has gone into this study of Warhol's early paintings is not to be believed. The editors have compiled a completely staggering amount of information about each work shown here--and who knew there were so many original paintings?My only complaint is the book's design, which doesn't seem to have anything to do with Warhol's own aesthetic. The pictures are beautiful, but the words are tough on the eyes--the table of contents is especially awful. This is really a shame, because you can see pictures of Warhol paintings in lots of places. I don't know where you'd find all this wonderful data, though. (Put it on CD-ROM!) It's definitely an expensive book, but unmatched, as far as I can tell, in its field. Bravo!
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3.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Not even for Warhol fans,
By Christopher Pope "Warhol fan-atic" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Warhol: Paintings and Sculpture 1961-1963 - Volume 01: The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
The main problem with this book is the layout of each page into three columns, thus all the pictures are quite small. So this is not a book to really enjoy the art. The text is also often far from essential, for example it contains relevant quotes from "The Andy Warhol diaries" or "Popism", which any Warhol fan will already have. It is worth remembering most of the original prints/paintings are measured in meters, so there is little satisfaction in looking at passport-photo sized pictures. "The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne" is really only a reference book for art galleries or perhaps art collectors, and I'd recommend Warhol fans to stay away from this extremely expensive purchase, it contains zero enjoyment compared to leafing through the superb "Giant Warhol", where the appreciation of the immensity of Warhol's work can be much better appreciated.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT! (except for the design),
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Warhol: Paintings and Sculpture 1961-1963 - Volume 01: The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
WOW. This is a real work of research. The amount of detail and care that has gone into this study of Warhol's early paintings is not to be believed. The editors have compiled a completely staggering amount of information about each work shown here--and who knew there were so many original paintings?My only complaint is the book's design, which doesn't seem to have anything to do with Warhol's own aesthetic. The pictures are beautiful, but the words are tough on the eyes--the table of contents is especially awful. This is really a shame, because you can see pictures of Warhol paintings in lots of places. I don't know where you'd find all this wonderful data, though. (Put it on CD-ROM!) It's definitely an expensive book, but unmatched, as far as I can tell, in its field. Bravo! 6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
not by andy warhol,
By Myandywarhol "Tim Hanley" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Warhol: Paintings and Sculpture 1961-1963 - Volume 01: The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover)
The project is co-sponsored by two of the largest dealers in Warhol's work. The editors have no first hand knowledge of Warhol's working methods and although in this raisonne they claim to refer to Warhol's inner circle, in most cases they do not. Great pictures though!Have a look at the statements written by those closest to the artist before making such an expensive purchase. [...] |
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