This fascinating and visually exciting exhibition catalog reflects the more personal side of Andy Warhol's celebrity persona, that of the compulsive and obsessive collector. With a little help from Frederick Hughes and Jed Johnson, Warhol became a collector extraordinaire with an eye for everything from fine art to furniture to kitsch. This catalog chronicles the diversity of Warhol's obsession, based on the historic Sotheby's auction of his personal collection in April 1988. Essays by a range of contributors focus on Warhol's life as a collector, his important museum installations, and various collection genres. Highlighted are notable objects from art deco to Americana, including Native American and folk art, as well as jewelry and shoes, photographs and cookie jars, and his unique "time capsules."
Exhibition Lenders/Exhibition and Publication Supporters
7
(1)
Director's Foreword
8
(2)
Acknowledgements
10
(4)
Andy Warhol's Art of Collecting
14
(8)
John W. Smith
The Installation
22
(10)
Jason Schmidt
Booked for Possession, Andy Warhol as Collector
32
(8)
Allen Kurzweil
Please Touch, Warhol's Collection as Alternative Museum
40
(9)
Pamela Allara
Kitsch and the Inexpensive
49
(7)
Matthew Tinkcom
Art Deco
56
(9)
Frederick R. Brandt
Warhol's Closet
65
(10)
Michael Lobel
Americana
75
(11)
Kenneth L. Ames
Jewels
86
(8)
Stefano Papi
Alexandre Rhodes
Liking Things
94
(10)
Jonathan Flatley
Frederick W. Hughes, Andy Warhol's Man of Style
104
(8)
Sasha Chermayeff
American Indian Art
112
(14)
Ralph T. Coe
57 East 66th Street
126
(10)
Robert Mapplethorpe
Jed Johnson
136
(6)
Pilar Viladas
Artists Who Collect
142
(7)
Thomas Sokolowski
Notes
149
(3)
Photo Credits
152
(2)
Exhibition Checklist
154
(6)
Colophon
160
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Andy Warhol Museum, Mar. 2-May 19, 2002, and the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, July 19-Oct. 13, 2002
