Warhol a Biography by Blake Gopnik, at 965 pages, appears very nearly comprehensive. The author explores every aspect of the artist’s life, with sympathy and an eye toward giving us an understanding of this complex man. Whatever your impression of Warhol before reading this book, afterward it will no doubt change, and for the better. Warhol was often seen as less than serious when he was alive (and to be fair, that was part of the mission of his art). Gopnik will disabuse you of this notion. Warhol deserves his place in the pantheon of twentieth century artists, both at the level of the execution of his art, and its abiding impact.
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