Artists on Andy Warhol is the third installment in a series culled
from Dia's Artists on Artists lectures, focused on the work of artist
Andy Warhol (1928-87). This small-format paperback book delves into
Warhol's oft-quoted phrase: If you want to know all about Andy Warhol,
just look at the surface: of my paintings and films and me, and there I
am. There's nothing behind it. Artists on Andy Warhol breaks down this
iconic phrase to investigate Warhol's relationship with art, culture,
language and race with essays that examine the significance of halftones
and shadows and look to sources such as Ralph Ellison and Jacques Lacan.
Together Robert Buck, Glenn Ligon, Jorge Pardo, Kara Walker and James
Welling search beyond the surface of Warhol's work, persona and legacy
to better understand the invisible artist.