Andy: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol: A Factual Fairytale [Paperback]

From the 32 canvas Campbell’sSoup Cansto theMarilynDiptych, Andy Warhol’s silk-screen prints are the epitome of Pop Art: witty, gimmicky and unafraid of repetition. Obsessed with consumerism and the cult of celebrity, Warhol (1928–1987) exalted the “surface of things”—and yet he was a man of deep complexity. InAndy, Typex captures the remarkable life of the king of Pop Art, from his working-class upbringing in Pittsburgh to the dizzying heights of his celebrity. Spanning a period that began with the “talkies” and ended with the advent of house music, it is also a memorable portrait of 20th-century pop culture and the stars who defined it. Spanning Warhol’s early career as a commercial illustrator, his relationship with the Velvet Underground, and the development of his own instantly recognizable style,Andyis an exhilarating portrait of a transcendent artist and a master self-promoter. Intensively researched, this 568-page graphic biography—with silver edgestain on the pages—is the first to tell the complete life story of the iconic pop artist.

Typexis a comics artist and illustrator. His graphic biographyRembrandtwas commissioned by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and published in English by SelfMadeHero. He lives in Amsterdam.