Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again

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pieces. Warhol expanded the boundaries by which art is defined and created groundbreaking work in a diverse array of media that includes paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, films, and installations. This ambitious book is the first to examine Warhols work in its entirety. It builds on a wealth of new research and materials that have come to light in recent decades and offers a rare and much-needed comprehensive look at the full scope of Warhols productionfrom his commercial illustrations of the 1950s through his monumental paintings of the 1980s. Donna De Salvo explores how Warhols work engages with notions of public and private, the redefinition of media, and the role of abstraction, while a series of incisive and eye-opening essays by eminent scholars and contemporary artists touch on a broad range of topics, such as Warhols response to the AIDS epidemic, his international influence, and how his work relates to constructs of self-image seen in social media today.