Translating Warhol

Reva Wolf is Professor of Art History, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA.

• List of FiguresPreface1. Being, Nothingness, and the Quest to Understand: An Introduction to Warhol in TranslationReva Wolf, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA2. Warhol in FrenchJean-Claude Lebensztejn, University of Paris I—Pantheon-Sorbonne, France (Translated by Mercedes Rooney)3. Schnecken, Schlitzmonger, and Poltergeist: Andy Warhol in German—Translations and Cultural ContextNina Schleif, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Germany4. La Filosofia di Andy Warhol and the Turmoil of Art in Italy, 1983Francesco Guzzetti, University of Florence, Italy5. Warhol in Translation, Stockholm 1968: “Many Works and Few Motifs”Annika Öhrner, Södertörn University, Sweden6. Andy and Julia in Rusyn: Warhol’s Translation of His Mother in Film and VideoElaine Rusinko, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA7. Translating Warhol for Television: Andy Warhol’s AmericaJean Wainwright, University for the Creative Arts, Surrey, UK8. Translating Warhol to IndiaDeven M. Patel, University of Pennsylvania, USASelected BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex

Andy Warhol’s global imprint arguably derives as much from his words and his singular constructed ‘voice’ as it does from his paintings and films. In this light, Translating Warhol has the wit to tackle the language problem head on. In a series of case studies, a multidisciplinary group of scholars explores the challenges of translation and its role in shaping (or not shaping) historical perspectives and the reception of Warhol and his work. This is a pioneering book: fascinating and far-reaching, a compelling contribution not only to Warhol studies but to the study of translation as a modality of interpretation and cultural exchange.