Andy Warhol

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Painter, filmmaker, photographer, philosopher, and cultural icon, Andy Warhol revolutionized art by injecting commercial and pop culture images into his work. Wayne Koestenbaum - himself an artist, poet, essayist, biographer, and English professor - offers this concise and close-up look at Warhol's life, exploring the roots of his aesthetic vision, the pain that informed his greatness, and the hidden sublimity of Warhol's provocative films.