Popism: The Warhol Sixties

Popism is Andy Warhol's personal account of the Pop Art phenomenon in New York during the 1960s. The decade saw a cultural shift encompassing Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, and underground movies, with Warhol at its center. Known for his silver hair and connections across the cultural spectrum—from New York's cultural commissioner to underground figures—Warhol was a central figure of the era. His studio, the Factory, served as a creative hub where Warhol produced his iconic canvases of soup cans and Pop imagery, and where artists like the Velvet Underground and Edie Sedgwick gathered. The book presents Warhol's observations of the avant-garde scene in his characteristic detached, gossipy style, offering an insider's perspective on the decade's cultural developments.