'He created his own universe and became its star' David Cronenberg, Guardian Andy Warhol carried a camera with him everywhere he went and, taken from ten years of extraordinary shots, his America aspires to the strange beauty and staggering contradictions of the country itself. Exploring his greatest obsessions - including image and celebrity - he photographs wrestlers and politicians, the beautiful wealthy and the disenfranchised poor, Capote with the fresh scars of a facelift and Madonna hiding beneath a brunette bob. He ...
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'He created his own universe and became its star' David Cronenberg, Guardian Andy Warhol carried a camera with him everywhere he went and, taken from ten years of extraordinary shots, his America aspires to the strange beauty and staggering contradictions of the country itself. Exploring his greatest obsessions - including image and celebrity - he photographs wrestlers and politicians, the beautiful wealthy and the disenfranchised poor, Capote with the fresh scars of a facelift and Madonna hiding beneath a brunette bob. He writes about the country he loves, wishing he had died when he was shot, commercialism, fame and beauty. An America without Warhol is almost as inconceivable as Warhol without America, and this touching, witty tribute is the great artist of the superficial at his most deeply personal.
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Very Good. 0060960043. Black and white photographs throughout. First paperback printing. Light crease to rear cover, else very good or better in oversize pictorial wraps.
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Very Good+ 0060960043. Cover has light wear but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Spine is straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and in very good condition.; 11.1 X 8.8 X 0.7 inches; 223 pages.
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Very Good. No Dj. pp. 224, b/w photographs, "'He created his own universe and became its star'. (David Cronenberg, "Guardian"). Andy Warhol carried a camera with him everywhere he went and, taken from ten years of extraordinary shots, his America aspires to the strange beauty and staggering contradictions of the country itself. Exploring his greatest obsessions-including image… 4to.
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Very Good. Book First Paperback Edition, 1985. Clean and tightly bound with fine contents. Slight creasing to cover and several corners, otherwise near fine. A nice copy. International shipping may require added postage charges.