Andy Warhol by Geoff Nicholson

Andy Warhol by Geoff Nicholson

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Addresses and embodies various themes and dilemmas artists have confronted. This book describes the role of pop culture and the mass media, the significance of the reproducible image, the nature of fame and celebrity, sex and gender representations and irony.

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Andy Warhol by Geoff Nicholson

It would be hard to overestimate the importance ofAndy Warhol in twentieth-century art. His work addresses and embodies most of the major themes and dilemmas artists have confronted in this period. These might be described as the role of pop culture and the mass media, the significance of the reproducible image, the nature of fame and celebrity, sex and gender representations and not least irony.
Geoff Nicholson was born in Sheffield. He has an MA in English from Cambridge and his PhD study is on Andy Warhol and Stan Brakhage. He has taught creative writing at Epsom College of Art.
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ISBN 13 9780340846209
ISBN 10 0340846208
Title Andy Warhol
Author Geoff Nicholson
Series Beginner's Guides
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Murray Press
Year published 2002-05-03
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.