Popism

POPism: The Warhol '60s

Cover of the first edition
Author	Andy Warhol
Language	English
Publisher	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication date	1980
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print

POPism: The Warhol '60s is a 1980 memoir by the American artist Andy Warhol. It was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. The book was co-authored by Warhol's frequent collaborator and friend, Pat Hackett.

Content

The book covers the years 1960 to 1969, focusing primarily on Warhol's art and film work. It includes anecdotes about celebrities and infamous Factory characters.

Release

Popsim was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in March 1980. Bob Colacello hosted a dinner party for the launch of the book at La Boite in New York City on March 24, 1980.^[1] The guests included Henry Geldzahler, Ahmet Ertegun, Richard Gere, Sylvester Stallone, Bianca Jagger, Debbie Harry, and Paloma Picasso.^[2]

Reception

Thomas Sabulis of The Boston Globe wrote: "It's gossipy and alive, one of the best things you'll ever read about those crazy eight years—Warhol says the '60s ended in 1968. It's a Pop history in wraparound sunglasses and it reads like a dream."^[3]

Ben Pleasants of the Los Angeles Times noted that "'Popism: The Warhol '60s' is not a book about turbulence in America, or upheaval in our cities or even experimentation in the arts; instead, it focuses on the chic gossip of the art crowd of Manhattan during that era."^[4]

Helen L. Kohen of The Miami Herald wrote: "The essence of Warhol's popism is disintegration, followed immediately by boredom."^[5]

Sources

• Bockris, Victor (1989). The Life and Death of Andy Warhol. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-05708-1.
• Warhol, Andy (1980). Popism: The Warhol Sixties. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-1730-95-4.

References

1. Warhol, Andy; Hackett, Pat (1989). The Andy Warhol Diaries. New York, NY: Warner Books. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2Diary Entry: March 24, 1980
2. Suzy (1980-03-26). "Astaire's 'Fine Romance' jars family". Daily News. p. 340. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
3. Sabulis, Thomas (1980-05-08). "Andy Warhol's Pop People". The Boston Globe. p. 69. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
4. Pleasants, Ben (1980-03-30). "Soupcons of culture in Warhol's decade". The Los Angeles Times - The Book Review. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
5. Kohen, Helen L. (1980-05-04). "Defending the Right to Be Boring". The Miami Herald. pp. 6-CW. Retrieved 2024-07-28.