Andy Warhol's Multifaceted Legacy Explored in New Italian Essay Collection
Directed by Gianni Romano, Postmedia Books has unveiled an Italian version of 'Andy Warhol' from the October Files collection. This edition features essays penned between 1989 and 1996 by notable authors including Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Thomas Crow, Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, and Annette Michelson, as well as a 1985 interview and an afterword by Carla Subrizi. The original English edition, curated by Michelson, was released in 2001. In his essay, Buchloh analyzes Warhol's transition from commercial art to fine art, focusing on his inaugural silkscreen series at Ferus Gallery. Foster critiques Warhol's oeuvre, connecting it to themes of suffering and mortality, while Michelson delves into the transient nature of the body in Warhol's films.
Key facts
- Postmedia Books published Italian edition of 'Andy Warhol' from October Files series.
- Edited by Annette Michelson, original English edition was 2001.
- Essays by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Thomas Crow, Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson.
- Includes previously unpublished 1985 interview and afterword by Carla Subrizi.
- Buchloh's essay covers Warhol's shift from graphic design to art, focusing on Ferus Gallery show.
- Warhol quoted: 'The most beautiful thing in Tokyo is McDonald’s...'
- Foster's essay links Warhol's work to James Ballard's 'The Atrocity Exhibition'.
- Michelson analyzes the body in Warhol's films as incorporeal and free.
Entities
Artists
- Andy Warhol
- Benjamin H.D. Buchloh
- Thomas Crow
- Hal Foster
- Rosalind Krauss
- Annette Michelson
- Carla Subrizi
- James Ballard
- Gianni Romano
Institutions
- Postmedia Books
- Ferus Gallery
- October Files
Locations
- Pittsburgh
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Tokyo
- Florence
- Beijing
- Moscow
- Milano