The Philosophy of Andy Warhol [50th Anniversary Edition]: From A to B and Back Again

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol [50th Anniversary Edition]: From A to B and Back Again

A loosely formed autobiography by Andy Warhol, told with his trademark blend of irony and detachment In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol —which, with the subtitle "(From A to B and Back Again)," is less a memoir than a collection of riffs and reflections—he talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, and success; about New York, America, and his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; about his good times and bad in New York, the explosion of his career in the sixties, and his life among celebrities. "Acute. Accurate. Mr. Warhol's usual amazing candor. A constant entertainment and enlightenment." - Truman Capote "Fresh and illuminating... chock-a-block full of celebrities and “beautiful people” names, places and events." - New York Times Andy Warhol was a legendary painter and graphic artist, known for pioneering the genre of pop art. He also produced a significant body boundary-pushing films, including his famous  Chelsea Girls.  A well-known socialite of the 60's and 70's, Warhol was the resident host at his studio, The Factory, where one could listen to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and rub elbows with Edie Sedgwick. Warhol died in New York in 1987.    Hilton Als is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a staff writer at  The New Yorker . He has received numerous awards, including the New York Association of Black Journalists' first prize for Magazine/Critique/Review and Magazine Arts and Entertainment, a Guggenheim fellowship for Creative Writing, a George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, and the American Academy's Berlin Prize. He is an Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of the Arts, and his work has appeared in  The Nation ,  The Believer , and  New York Review of Books . He lives in New York City.