{"product_id":"basic-art-series-warhol","title":"Basic Art Series Warhol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDiscover the artist who put soup cans in MoMA and movie stars in the Met. This\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eintroduction to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents his prolific and radical oeuvre and its relentless\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einterrogation of consumerism, materialism, and the role of the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e. The title includes\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emore than 100 images\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eof Warhol’s work in\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etop-quality reproductions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethat retain all of the originals’ pop.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePop Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoap boxes and celebrities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1928–1987) is hailed as the most important proponent of the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePop art\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003emovement. A critical and creative observer of American society, he explored key themes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econsumerism, materialism, media, and celebrity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on contemporary advertisements, comic strips, consumer products, and Hollywood’s most famous faces, Warhol proposed a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eradical reevaluation of what constituted artistic subject matter\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through Warhol, a Campbell’s soup can and Coca Cola bottle became as worthy of artistic status as any traditional still life. At the same time, Warhol\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereconfigured the role of the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e. Famously stating “I want to be a machine,” he systematically reduced the presence of his own authorship, working with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emass-production methods and images\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as dozens of assistants in a studio he dubbed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Factory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book introduces Warhol’s multifaceted, prolific oeuvre, which\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erevolutionized distinctions between “high” and “low” art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand integrated ideas of living, producing, and consuming that remain central questions of modern experience.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKlaus Honnef\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas honorary professor of photography theory at the Kassel Art Academy. He was one of the organizers of documenta 5 and documenta 6 in Kassel, and has been the curator of more than 500 exhibitions in Germany and abroad. He has written numerous books, including TASCHEN’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Art\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eWarhol\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.39 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-4389-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798095462701,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_318c7403-268f-4e01-8bfa-9196d3176efe.png?v=1773092903","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basic-art-series-warhol","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}