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{{Short description|1975 book by Andy Warhol}} |
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| name = The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) |
| name = The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) |
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| image = File:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, first edition.jpg |
| image = File:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, first edition.jpg |
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| caption = Cover of the first edition |
| caption = Cover of the first edition |
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| author = [[Andy Warhol]] |
| author = [[Andy Warhol]] |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| subject = Philosophy |
| subject = Philosophy |
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| published = 1975 |
| published = 1975 |
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| pages = 241 |
| pages = 241 |
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| publisher = [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]] |
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'''''The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)''''' is a 1975 book by the American artist [[Andy Warhol]]. It was first published by [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]]. |
'''''The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)''''' is a 1975 book by the American artist [[Andy Warhol]]. It was first published by [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]]. |
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The book is an assemblage of vignettes about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of [[Pop Art|Pop]]". |
The book is an assemblage of vignettes about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of [[Pop Art|Pop]]". |
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| ⚫ | In October 2019, an audio tape of publicly unknown music by [[Lou Reed]], based on the book, was reported to have been discovered in an archive at the [[Andy Warhol Museum]] in Pittsburgh.<ref name="NYT-20191030">{{cite news |last=Sisaro |first=Ben |title=A Long-Lost Lou Reed Tape With a Surprise: Andy Warhol Lyrics - The cassette, discovered at the Andy Warhol Museum, finds the Velvet Underground musician performing snippets from his mentor’s 1975 book. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/arts/music/lou-reed-andy-warhol-tape.html |date=October 30, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=October 30, 2019 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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==Background== |
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Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for ''The Philosophy'' and the second for a biography of [[Paulette Goddard]], which was never completed.<ref name="Colacello279">{{cite book |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up |date=2014 |publisher=Vintage Books |location=New York |isbn=0804169861 |page=279}}</ref> |
Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for ''The Philosophy'' and the second for a biography of [[Paulette Goddard]], which was never completed.<ref name="Colacello279">{{cite book |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up |date=2014 |publisher=Vintage Books |location=New York |isbn=0804169861 |page=279}}</ref> |
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''The Philosophy'' was ghostwritten by Warhol's frequent collaborator, [[Pat Hackett (writer)|Pat Hackett]], and ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine editor [[Bob Colacello]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rea |first=Naomi |date=2023-06-13 |title=‘You Can’t Stay at the Side of a Genius For Too Long’: Bob Colacello on the Ups and Downs of Life in Andy Warhol’s Orbit |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bob-colacello-thaddaeus-ropac-gallery-2317521 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref> Much of the material is drawn from taped interviews Hackett did with Warhol specifically for the book, and also from conversations Warhol had taped between himself and Colacello and [[Brigid Berlin]]. |
''The Philosophy'' was ghostwritten by Warhol's frequent collaborator, [[Pat Hackett (writer)|Pat Hackett]], and ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine editor [[Bob Colacello]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rea |first=Naomi |date=2023-06-13 |title=‘You Can’t Stay at the Side of a Genius For Too Long’: Bob Colacello on the Ups and Downs of Life in Andy Warhol’s Orbit |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bob-colacello-thaddaeus-ropac-gallery-2317521 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref> Much of the material is drawn from taped interviews Hackett did with Warhol specifically for the book, and also from conversations Warhol had taped between himself and Colacello and [[Brigid Berlin]]. |
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== Release == |
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Warhol promoted the book in September 1975 on a nine-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in Italy, France, and England. |
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''The Philosophy'' was published by [[Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]] in August 1975.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Raymond |first=John |date=1975-08-31 |title=Business Artist Gives the Business |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-the-philosophy/148668672/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |pages=12-CC}}</ref> Warhol signed 14,000 copies of the book at the warehouse before it was released.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burton |first=Anthony |date=1975-07-11 |title=Andy's Autograph Orgy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-andy-warhol-signs-14000-cop/148672117/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=Daily News |pages=8}}</ref> |
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Warhol promoted the book in September 1975 on a nine-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in Italy, France, and England.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-11-05 |title=Art genius or King con? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-post-merseyside-ed-andy-warhol/148670869/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=Liverpool Daily Post (Merseyside ed.) |pages=6}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In October 2019, an audio tape of publicly unknown music by [[Lou Reed]], based on the book, was reported to have been discovered in an archive at the [[Andy Warhol Museum]] in Pittsburgh.<ref name="NYT-20191030">{{cite news |last=Sisaro |first=Ben |title=A Long-Lost Lou Reed Tape With a Surprise: Andy Warhol Lyrics - The cassette, discovered at the Andy Warhol Museum, finds the Velvet Underground musician performing snippets from his mentor’s 1975 book. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/arts/music/lou-reed-andy-warhol-tape.html |date=October 30, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=October 30, 2019 }}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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[[Barbara Goldsmith]] wrote for the New York Times: "Warhol's basic philosophical premise is 'nothing'; not the futility of human endeavor of [[Jean-Paul Sartre|Sartre]] and [[Albert Camus|Camus]], or the void beyond pain of [[Joan Didion]], but simply—nothing added. … The sections of this book that tell us about Andy's own life are fresh and illuminating. The word 'autobiographical' is not used here because one can't be sure that Warhol did the actual writing. It doesn't really matter, which is his point exactly. The important message is how Warhol managed to make himself into a machinelike presence devoid of empathy."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldsmith |first=Barbara |date=1975-09-14 |title=Affectless but effective |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/14/archives/affectless-but-effective-the-philosophy-of-andy-warhol.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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John Raymond of ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' wrote: "Andy Warhol's philosophy is not a philosophical system in the accepted sense … Even esthetics, which as an artist you might think would interest him, doesn't really. 'After I did the thing called "art,"' he tells us, 'or whatever it's called, I went into business art. I wanted to be an art business man or a business artist. Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."<ref name=":0" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== Sources == |
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*{{cite book | author=Bockris, Victor | title=The Life and Death of Andy Warhol | location=New York | publisher=Bantam Books | year=1989 | isbn=0-553-05708-1 | url=https://archive.org/details/lifedeathofandyw00bock }} |
*{{cite book | author=Bockris, Victor | title=The Life and Death of Andy Warhol | location=New York | publisher=Bantam Books | year=1989 | isbn=0-553-05708-1 | url=https://archive.org/details/lifedeathofandyw00bock }} |
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*{{cite book | author=Warhol, Andy | title=The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) | location=New York | publisher=Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | year=1975 | isbn=0-15-189050-1 | url=https://archive.org/details/philosophyofandy00warh }} |
*{{cite book | author=Warhol, Andy | title=The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) | location=New York | publisher=Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | year=1975 | isbn=0-15-189050-1 | url=https://archive.org/details/philosophyofandy00warh }} |
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Cover of the first edition
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| Author | Andy Warhol |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Published | 1975 |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 241 |
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again) is a 1975 book by the American artist Andy Warhol. It was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
The book is an assemblage of vignettes about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of Pop".
In October 2019, an audio tape of publicly unknown music by Lou Reed, based on the book, was reported to have been discovered in an archive at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.[1]
Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for The Philosophy and the second for a biography of Paulette Goddard, which was never completed.[2]
The Philosophy was ghostwritten by Warhol's frequent collaborator, Pat Hackett, and Interview magazine editor Bob Colacello.[3] Much of the material is drawn from taped interviews Hackett did with Warhol specifically for the book, and also from conversations Warhol had taped between himself and Colacello and Brigid Berlin.
The Philosophy was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in August 1975.[4] Warhol signed 14,000 copies of the book at the warehouse before it was released.[5]
Warhol promoted the book in September 1975 on a nine-city U.S. book tour, followed by stops in Italy, France, and England.[6]
Barbara Goldsmith wrote for the New York Times: "Warhol's basic philosophical premise is 'nothing'; not the futility of human endeavor of Sartre and Camus, or the void beyond pain of Joan Didion, but simply—nothing added. … The sections of this book that tell us about Andy's own life are fresh and illuminating. The word 'autobiographical' is not used here because one can't be sure that Warhol did the actual writing. It doesn't really matter, which is his point exactly. The important message is how Warhol managed to make himself into a machinelike presence devoid of empathy."[7]
John Raymond of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote: "Andy Warhol's philosophy is not a philosophical system in the accepted sense … Even esthetics, which as an artist you might think would interest him, doesn't really. 'After I did the thing called "art,"' he tells us, 'or whatever it's called, I went into business art. I wanted to be an art business man or a business artist. Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."[4]
