So much fun to go through this selection of the items Any Warhol collected Great photos wonderful commentary an interesting fun book to go through,#etgalley#yaleupress

I enjoyed the graphic novel a lot!
I would like to thank the publisher for giving me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A is for Archive: Warhol's World from A to Z from Matt Wrbican is a book that should satisfy a lot of readers across several areas of interest. It is both an amazingly wonderful book to look at as well as a very interesting read.

First, I am not a big Warhol fan. I appreciate much of what he did or tried to do but also simply didn't get some of it. So I am neither a fan nor someone who dislikes him and his work. When reviewing a book about a figure, especially one as controversial as Warhol, I find it best to state where I am on the spectrum of fan/antifandom.

For Warhol fans, and even for in-betweens like myself, this book offers a different kind of insight into both the person and his work. I probably gained a better appreciation, and definitely a better understanding, of what he was doing and why. True fans will likely also gain a deeper sense of connection as well.

The format of the book, a type of A to Z form but every bit as quirky as Warhol himself, actually works very well. In addition to making his very loose archival system manifest, it shows just how, within any individual's mind, everything is connected. Just not always in a way anyone else will readily understand.

While this is about Warhol, it is also about the world in which he lived. Both the immediate world that he created around himself and the world in its entirety. To see and read about the connections between objects in the collection, people in Warhol's life, and events in the world is to begin to understand how we and all that we generate has meaning. Big meaning? Not always, at least not to other people, but meaning nonetheless.

In addition to Warhol fans and students of art and art history I think the casual reader will find a lot to enjoy here. Looking at objects both common and unusual and reading about how they came into Warhol's orbit is fascinating and does not depend on one's opinion of the man himself. I found myself thinking about times in my life and the mementos from those times that I never considered mementos and thus never saved. I'm glad I didn't save to the extent Warhol did but I do wish I had given more "things" the value they deserved.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

I am certainly not the biggest fan of Andy, but I really did enjoy this book. It would make a nice gift for someone or as a coffee table book.

This is an A-Z book based on exhibitions that have been presented by the Andy Warhol Archives. The book is part biography, part art history and part picture book. The archives offer a peak behind the scenes of Warhol's Art and Life. Since he saved everything only a small portion is presented here. I enjoyed reading the book. The essays were well written and informative and the illustrations that accompanied the text were well chosen. However I was offended by the homophobic views expressed in the introduction. So skip the introduction and enjoy the rest of the book.

This book will be fascinating to Warhol fans, no doubt about that. I think his more casual fans (like myself) will enjoy it a lot too. Readers interested in pop art, pop culture, and art history, or just people who like peeking into famous people's lives will also be intrigued. Apparently, Andy was a hoarder, and saved everything, packing things away in hundreds of time capsules, which this book allows us to riffle through. It's easy to get sucked in, I can see this being a perfect book to while away the hours with!

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This book offers a unique perspective into the life of Andy Warhol, beyond the artwork that he himself produced and into his perspective as a collector and packrat. I learned things about Andy Warhol's life that I did not know just from reading other biographies of his work and I think that this perspective makes Warhol seem, on the whole, a bit more human than the traditional perspective of him as a Pop Icon Legend that we get in many histories.

I think this is a great book for anyone who is interested not just in Andy Warhol himself but in art history, pop art, Americana, or popular culture in the 20th century. The book is well put together and would make for a very attractive gift for someone interested in any of the topics above.

As interesting and varied as Andy's other works, this dive into the depths of his Time Capsules and archive is at times exhausting and enthralling. Wrbican clearly knows and loves his subject material and can present it in a way that brings some sense and structure to what can only be charitably characterized as eclectic chaos. His insights into not only the artifacts but also the history and narrative interspersed with the letters helps open many a window into the life of one of America's most enigmatic artists.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Andy Warhol was an interesting artist and collector. This book is a small look into his life and art.

While I wouldn't go as far as to call myself a fan of Warhol. I did find this collection and the stories behind each piece rather fascinating. Particularity liked the layout as well.

Suspect fans of the artist will really enjoy this one.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

***Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

A fascinating look into one of the oddest artists of our time. Andy Warhol was a hoarder. He collected and found interest in the obscure. I think this made him view objects differently. This book merely highlights a few of his interests and gives us a peek into his peculiar world.

I think my issues with this are personal taste. For a Warhol fan, this in depth look at the collections would probably be really interesting. For me, it was sort of pointless. So the star I am taking away is just personal opinion. The other four remain because the layout is great and, like previously stated, for a fan this would be incredibly interesting.

I have only been fortunate enough to see one of Andy Warhol’s works in person one time, but I would love to see more. The pictures and essays about the brilliant work of Andy Warhol in this book are the next best thing. You can read them A-Z or pick and choose as the entry suits you, which is what I did. Either way, you will be hungry to read it all.

Sometimes things (or in this case people) appear and reappear in my life. I went to an Andy Warhol art show at the National Gallery, he popped up in Brene Brown's book about shame and then again in Olivia Lang's book about loneliness, so when this book appeared on NetGalley, it was an opportunity to learn more about this interesting, enigmatic artist.

I received this book as a e-ARC and read it on my tablet. In that format it was lovely - as a hard back it would be quite spectacular, a perfect coffee table book.

The book takes the form of essays, largely from previous shows, and is accompanies by many relevant illustrations and photos. It is in alphabetical order, and it doesn't matter what order the essays are read in. Not all the topics were interesting to me - but it's not compulsory to read each essay.

This book is delightful for anyone who has an interest in Andy Warhol.

Thanks to NetGalley and Yale University Press for the e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

A is for Archive is a fascinating pictorial history. Matt Wrbican has created a text with much interest, and the result is inviting and attractive.