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Summary: A WARHOL TIME CAPSULE FOR YOUR COFFEE TABLE
Review: Andy Warhol... Love him or hate him, you have to admit he was a major influence on Art and Pop Culture in the 20th Century. This is less a "book" than it is a look back into a crazy, wonderful time. It is simply a box of "STUFF" probably not unlike one of the famed "Time Capsules" created by the artist himself. The thing that helps make this so special is that the collection of artifacts inside are made to resemble the original items so exactly, you feel as they really ARE original. From the pages of The New York Post, to the Campbell's Soup Button/Ribbon which was given out at a Gallery Exhibition, to postcards written to Mom from around the world. Also included is a four strip self portrait from an automatic Photo Booth. This is sure to be a conversation piece for young,old and all in between. A sure winner for any coffee table.
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Summary: A WARHOL TIME CAPSULE FOR YOUR COFFEE TABLE
Review: Andy Warhol... Love him or hate him, you have to admit he was a major influence on Art and Pop Culture in the 20th Century. This is less a "book" than it is a look back into a crazy, wonderful time. It is simply a box of "STUFF" probably not unlike one of the famed "Time Capsules" created by the artist himself. The thing that helps make this so special is that the collection of artifacts inside are made to resemble the original items so exactly, you feel as they really ARE original. From the pages of The New York Post, to the Campbell's Soup Button/Ribbon which was given out at a Gallery Exhibition, to postcards written to Mom from around the world. Also included is a four strip self portrait from an automatic Photo Booth. This is sure to be a conversation piece for young,old and all in between. A sure winner for any coffee table.
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Summary: Like Fame, This Pop Box is Interesting for Only 15 Minutes
Review: If you're looking for something of substance about the life & artwork of Andy Warhol or even just a time capsule that captures some of the essence of the Silver Factory era, this isn't it. This "Pop Box" is really just an assortment of less-than-authentic looking reproductions of Warhol's personal correspondence & various other flashy gewgaws, all of whose novelty wears thin within seconds after viewing them. Maybe on an artistic level this collection might have worked if the publisher had made more of an effort in trying to make the contents look authentic rather than just settling for the cheesy looking knock-offs that we were presented with. On the other hand I do think this collection would make a nice introduction for youngsters (maybe combined with Lou Reed & John Cale's excellent Warhol tribute CD "Songs for Drella") who are just starting to learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art, but that's about it.
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Summary: Like Fame, This Pop Box is Interesting for Only 15 Minutes
Review: If you're looking for something of substance about the life & artwork of Andy Warhol or even just a time capsule that captures some of the essence of the Silver Factory era, this isn't it. This "Pop Box" is really just an assortment of less-than-authentic looking reproductions of Warhol's personal correspondence & various other flashy gewgaws, all of whose novelty wears thin within seconds after viewing them. Maybe on an artistic level this collection might have worked if the publisher had made more of an effort in trying to make the contents look authentic rather than just settling for the cheesy looking knock-offs that we were presented with. On the other hand I do think this collection would make a nice introduction for youngsters (maybe combined with Lou Reed & John Cale's excellent Warhol tribute CD "Songs for Drella") who are just starting to learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art, but that's about it.
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Summary: Like Fame, This Pop Box is Interesting for Only 15 Minutes
Review: If you're looking for something of substance about the life & artwork of Andy Warhol or even just a time capsule that captures some of the essence of the Silver Factory era, this isn't it. This "Pop Box" is really just an assortment of less-than-authentic looking reproductions of Warhol's personal correspondence & various other flashy gewgaws, all of whose novelty wears thin within seconds after viewing them. Maybe on an artistic level this collection might have worked if the publisher had made more of an effort in trying to make the contents look authentic rather than just settling for the cheesy looking knock-offs that we were presented with. On the other hand I do think this collection would make a nice introduction for youngsters (maybe combined with Lou Reed & John Cale's excellent Warhol tribute CD "Songs for Drella") who are just starting to learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art, but that's about it.
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Summary: Andy boxes clever.
Review: This is the second Chronicle box of printed ephemera I have and it suffers from the same problems as the first, 'The World War II Collection' (ISBN 081183431X) namely the reluctance of the publishers to go the extra mile and make the contents look as authentic as possible. Of the twenty items included nine of them should have been line and tone combines for best results.There are some interesting items though, the one I like best is the 1962 mini poster for an Andy show at the Los Angeles Ferus Gallery, showing a Campbell's soup can and printed on thick paper with a deckle edged bottom, it is good enough to frame. The three postcards showing the original source material for the paintings, Female Movie Star Composite (1962) Self Portrait (1964) and Flowers (1967) are good examples of the visual input that Warhol used to create his unique work. There are three letters included, one from MOMA in 1956 rejects Andy's offer of his drawing Shoe, it was signed by Alfred Barr. I wonder if he regretted, in later years, turning down this gift? Another letter from Mick Jagger in 1969 discusses the Stones album Sticky Fingers which Andy designed and Jagger ends one paragraph with "...please write back saying how much money you would like". Apart from the less than authentic look to some of the items this is an interesting box of Warhol 'stuff', a thirty-two page booklet explains each item. Also included is a pass (good to December 31 2005) to The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. BTW included is a self-inking stamp of a cow's head with the words Factory Edition, careful with this as it will most likely leak, as mine did but it didn't cause any damage to the other items.
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