Boppin' New
& Used Books

Warhol (Basic Art Series 2.0)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) is hailed as the most important proponent of the Pop art movement. A critical
and creative observer of American society, he explored key themes of consumerism, materialism,
media, and celebrity. Drawing on contemporary advertisements, comic strips, consumer products, and Hollywood’s most famous faces, Warhol proposed a radical reevaluation of what constituted artistic
subject matter. 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 reconfigured the role of the artist. Famously stating “I want to be a machine,” he systematically reduced the presence of his own
authorship, working with mass-production methods and images, as well as dozens of assistants in a
studio he dubbed the Factory. This book introduces Warhol’s multifaceted, prolific oeuvre, which revolutionized distinctions between “high” and “low” art and integrated ideas of living, producing, and consuming that remain central questions of modern experience.