February 5 through May 15th
Andy Warhol’s books are an overlooked and important facet of his career. This exhibition will present nearly all of his projects for books-from his early student days through his years as an influential artist and cultural icon.
Warhol designed book covers and commercial illustrations in the 1950’s. He also paid to publish his own illustrated books, often in collaboration with the poets and writers who were close friends. The innovative approaches he applied to painting, screen printing, photography and film all came into play in the more than eighty publications that went to print. Some were never realized.
Warhol’s unique engagement with the art of the book explored many never-before-seen drawings, publications, and archival materials, invites us to question our preconceptions about the divisions between the commercial book industry and artists’ publications, and reimagine what a book and an author can be.
The Morgan Library 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street http://www.themorgan.org