"Giant" Size

by Phaidon Press, Steven Bluttal, Dave Hickey

There is perhaps no artist of the 20th century that is as famous and infamous as Andy Warhol.; Warhol Giant Size takes its inspiration from the over-the-top quality of Andy Warhol's life, career, and legacy and in a mammoth format and huge extent depicts, in roughly chronological order, the major events, people, works, and moments in the life of an artist who continues to be endlessly fascinating to those inside and outside of the art world.

Genres: Art, Biography, Nonfiction, Collections, Photography, Art and Photography, Design

624 pages, Hardcover

First published February 21, 2006

About the author

Phaidon Press is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books. The company is based in London and New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Berlin. -wikipedia

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walking out of the library with this book feels like a triumph in and of itself. It's over the top and enjoyable.

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew almost nothing about Andy Warhol when I read this and it actually made me think I should see some Warhol films- even though the book describes them as bad, as almost unwatchable.

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final word on anything and everything you wanted to know about Andy. I read small segments at a time (since reading this tome all at once is a Herculean task). Great to flip through for artistic inspiration.

[Kylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

wowzers.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ridiculously large, definitive Warhol coffee table book.

[Daniela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ridiculously large! The best and most definitive book on Andy complete with early work, film stills and behind the scenes photos and info. If you're an Andy fan this is a must have!

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nifty Valentine's Day present. Can't wait to read it. I already leafed through a lot of nifty photos and Interview magazine covers and whatnot. Good stuff.

[Rose Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I checked out this book because I didn't know anything about Warhol's works. Now I do. It is mostly photographs but there is accompanying that explains his methods and his themes.

[David Fulmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic overview of Andy Warhol with a few short essays and tons and tons of pictures from every part of his life. It goes from baby pictures to a picture of his grave and in between there are most of his famous works like portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s Soup cans and lots of lesser known works including his early advertisements for shoes. Throughout there’s tons of quotes and illustrations to give you a taste of Warhol’s philosophy, attitude, and style. Whether you are new to Warhol or already well-versed in his art you will definitely find something to love in this book.

[Peter J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book. The scope of it going from start to finish and chronicling - through brief essays and numerous pictures - Warhol's entire career, for me brought Warhol the person, the artist out from behind Warhol the caricature that can so easily be conjured. There were portions of the book where I really began to appreciate his work and others where I'm still not entirely sold. I don't know if a more in depth biographical work- which would almost certainly have to drop most of the pictures in favor of more text - would have the same effect.

[Peter Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is 16 3/4" tall, 13" wide, and 2 1/4" thick. If you don't have your ruler handy, let me assure you that it is a BIG book. Giant Size is pretty literal. My neighbors gave me this book when they moved away which now makes sense to me in retrospect as they probably didn't want to lug this huge thing around with them. I've read a Warhol biography before which was more informative than this, but this book does have a lot of his works and is a nice overview of his career. For such a big book, it still had plenty of space for more words.

[Jon FK · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Visual Biogrpahy" is the key wording here. My only complaint with the book is that when there was text, at times it didn't go into enough detail and there were some big omissions, like the circumstances of his death. But overall it's a brilliant book with great insights, quotes, and amazing photos. I did gain a deeper understanding of Andy through this. A great Artist Profile.

[Greg L Goldstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terrific overview of Warhol's career featuring comprehensive art, photos and essays. The current in- print edition is not as "giant" (dimensions) as the original, which I'm sorry I missed. Still highly recommended.

[Taylor W. Rushing · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING

[Jamil · Rating 3 out of 5]

massive.

[Nick · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book would totally rule if I gave a crap about Andy Warhol.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitive . . .

[Sepideh Saied · Rating 5 out of 5]

اگه دوست دارین مجموعه ای کارهای با کیفیت و کامل از عکاسی و نقاشی های اندی وارهول رو با ذکر تاریخ و جزئیات داشته باشید، خیلی کتاب پر خوبیه، از داشتنش خیلی خوشحالم.

[Dylan Kiewel · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love andy so much

[Marcos · Rating 5 out of 5]

blow job - 1963

[Fifi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Build up muscle hoisting this fabulous book into your lap!