Painter, filmmaker, photographer, philosopher, and cultural icon, Andy Warhol revolutionized art by injecting commercial and pop culture images into his work. Wayne Koestenbaum-himself an artist, poet, essayist, biographer, and English professor-offers this concise and close-up look at Warhol's life, exploring the roots of his aesthetic vision, the pain that informed his greatness, and the hidden sublimity of Warhol's provocative films. '[The author] gives us a Warhol who is ineffably sad but heroic too: a man full of bravado, patience, energy and devotion to work, to making things. It's a book that should tempt both those generally familiar with Andy Warhol and, even more, young people who have trouble imagining how popular art can challenge the status quo.' - L.A. Times.