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clarkissimo's review against another edition
5.0
I stumbled across this book at school in the new book room and I just absolutely love it. Published in 1985, but it feels fresh and important. And Warhol is so funny. It's my favorite surprise book of the year.
behindthecritic's review against another edition
5.0
Dissertation research.
This was a super quick read because it is mainly made up of photographs.
Of course, the photographs were brilliant because it's Andy Warhol but let's talk about the text. Although the entire body of text only really makes up a small essay, it raises some incredible questions about what 'America' means in the Twentieth century. I thought this when reading Popism and the same happened with America, the vast changes and rapid movement of life during that century is actually terrifying to think about. Warhol talks about the influence of TV on younger generations and I kinda had an existential crisis because I have not lived in a world without television and that probably has affected my personality and life decisions massively.
Tomorrow I am going to quickly go through this book again to write down quotes because I think some are vital for explaining how America was shaped in the mid-Twentieth century.
This was a super quick read because it is mainly made up of photographs.
Of course, the photographs were brilliant because it's Andy Warhol but let's talk about the text. Although the entire body of text only really makes up a small essay, it raises some incredible questions about what 'America' means in the Twentieth century. I thought this when reading Popism and the same happened with America, the vast changes and rapid movement of life during that century is actually terrifying to think about. Warhol talks about the influence of TV on younger generations and I kinda had an existential crisis because I have not lived in a world without television and that probably has affected my personality and life decisions massively.
Tomorrow I am going to quickly go through this book again to write down quotes because I think some are vital for explaining how America was shaped in the mid-Twentieth century.
boorrito's review against another edition
3.0
Unsurprisingly for a book called 'America' written by an American artist it catches that lovely inclusiveness but exclusiveness that's such a trademark of the US.
What's so different from other countries there?
Most don't bother with saying you could one day be included.
What's so different from other countries there?
Most don't bother with saying you could one day be included.