内容简介
Hecreatedhisownuniverseandbecameitsstar'.(DavidCronenberg,"Guardian").AndyWarholcarriedacamerawithhimeverywherehewentand,takenfromtenyearsofextraordinaryshots,hisAmericaaspirestothestrangebeautyandstaggeringcontradictionsofthecountryitself.Exploringhisgreatestobsessions-includingimageandcelebrity-hephotographswrestlersandpoliticians,thebeautifulwealthyandthedisenfranchisedpoor,CapotewiththefreshscarsofafaceliftandMadonnahidingbeneathabrunettebob.Hewritesaboutthecountryheloves,wishinghehaddiedwhenhewasshot,commercialism,fameandbeauty.AnAmericawithoutWarholisalmostasinconceivableasWarholwithoutAmerica,andthistouching,wittytributeisthegreatartistofthesuperficialathismostdeeplypersonal.
作者简介
AndyWarhol(1928-1987)wasapainter,graphicartistfilmmaker,andleaderofthePopArtmovement.Healsoproducedasignificantbodyoffilmwork,includingthefamousChelseaGirls.EquallywellknowninthelateSixtiesandearlySeventiesasresidenthostathisstudio,theFactory.AndyWarholdiedfollowinggallbladdersurgery,inNewYorkonthe22ndFebruary1987.AsWarholsaid:'Ineverthinkthatpeopledie.Theyjustgotodepartmentstores.'