Synopses & Reviews
Gerard Malanga was chief assistant at Andy Warhol's legendary Factory in New York from 1963 to 1970. As well as helping Warhol produce many, now instantly recognizable, works of art, Malanga also appeared in several Warhol movies-including Couch and Chelsea Girls-and was the Velvet Underground's notorious "whip dancer." He has since been widely published as a poet and photographer in his own right.
Archiving Warhol is Malanga's first major book publication on Warhol and his years at the Factory. Primarily a collection of his many writings on, and interviews with, Andy Warhol over the years, it is heavily illustrated with photographs from Malanga's personal archive, including many shots published here for the first time. Subjects include members of Warhol's enigmatic entourage such as Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick, Nico, Bob Dylan, and of course Warhol and Malanga himself.
Archiving Warhol provides a unique historical insight into Andy Warhol's art and philosophy, and is an invaluable document of the Warhol 1960s, one of the most crucial and innovative periods in modern art.
Definitive document on Warhol by close friend and collaborator, Gerard Malanga.Complements major Warhol exhibition at Los Angeles'MOCA and Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont. Ongoing media and consumer interest in "Warholiana." National press coverage, full online promotion."An extraordinary selfless artistic partnership . . . and an insightful peek at life at the epicentre of sixties Pop Art."-Evening Standard
Review
'You'll know about the work already, and know about the celebrities surrounding the Factory scene, but this account of them is personal, insightful and gives you a glimpse of something so far unseen in this day-glo legend. An essential addition to your bookshelf.' - Boyz
'An extraordinary selfless artistic partnership...and an insightful peek at life at the epicentre of Sixties Pop Art.' - Evening Standard
'The memories of parties, dinners, art, film, literature, New York, Lexington Avenue, sex, drugs and rock &roll are completely captivating. An accessible and compelling read,...and a wonderfully thorough treatment of Andy Warhol.' - Juice
'Warhol's most important associate.' - New York Times
'Malanga is among the elite editors and photographers who have long dazzled and propelled the New York avant-garde.' - The Village Voice
'(Malanga was) often referred to as the Prime Minister of the Factory.' - The New Yorker
About the Author
Gerard Malanga, poet, photographer and filmmaker, worked closely with Andy Warhol during the artist's most creative period in the mid-sixties. His several books of poetry ranging from Chic Death (1971) to Mythologies of the Heart (1996), have earned him worldwide recognition. Gerard Malanga's photography has been sought after by publishers and collectors worldwide for over 25 years.