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The Black Hole of the Camera: The Films of Andy Warhol
J.J. Murphy
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Paperback. Andy Warhol, one of the twentieth century's major visual artists, was a prolific filmmaker who made hundreds of films, many of them - "Sleep", "Empire", "Blow Job", "The Chelsea Girls", and "Blue Movie" - seminal but misunderstood contributions to the history of American cinema. This title provides a survey and analysis of Warhol's films. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 color illustrations, 34 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448. The Films of Andy Warhol. 336 pages, illustrations. Andy Warhol, one of the twentieth century's major visual artists, was a prolific filmmaker who made hundreds of films, many of them - "Sleep", "Empire", "Blow Job", "The Chelsea Girls", and "Blue Movie" - seminal but misunderstood contributions to the history of American cinema. This title provides a survey and analysis of Warhol's films. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFB. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight: 448.
Andy Warhol, one of the twentieth century's major visual artists, was a prolific filmmaker who made hundreds of films, many of them - "Sleep", "Empire", "Blow Job", "The Chelsea Girls", and "Blue Movie" - seminal but misunderstood contributions to the history of American cinema. In the first comprehensive study of Warhol's films, J.J. Murphy provides a detailed survey and analysis. He discusses Warhol's early films, sound portraits, involvement with multimedia (including The Velvet Underground), and sexploitation films, as well as the more commercial works he produced for Paul Morrissey in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Murphy's close readings of ... Read more
Andy Warhol, one of the twentieth century's major visual artists, was a prolific filmmaker who made hundreds of films, many of them - "Sleep", "Empire", "Blow Job", "The Chelsea Girls", and "Blue Movie" - seminal but misunderstood contributions to the history of American cinema. In the first comprehensive study of Warhol's films, J.J. Murphy provides a detailed survey and analysis. He discusses Warhol's early films, sound portraits, involvement with multimedia (including The Velvet Underground), and sexploitation films, as well as the more commercial works he produced for Paul Morrissey in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Murphy's close readings of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520271883
SKU
V9780520271883
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About J.J. Murphy
J.J. Murphy is Professor of Film and Affiliate Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A filmmaker and curator, Murphy is also the author of Me and You and Memento and Fargo: How Independent Screenplays Work.
Reviews for The Black Hole of the Camera: The Films of Andy Warhol
"Challenge[s] the entire field to discover the pleasures and rewards of respecting the specificity and integrity of Warhol's production." Artforum "Murphy has derived a highly unique, counterintuitive map, tracing Warhol's cinematic influence to the heart of U.S. art cinema." Cineaste "Murphy's study is critical to any understanding of Warhol's impact and influence as a filmmaker... This is one of the ... Read more