Andy Warhol's Exposures

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| published = 1979

| published = 1979

| publisher = Andy Warhol Books/Grosset & Dunlap

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| isbn = 9780448128504

| isbn = 9780448128504

==Content==

==Content==

The book contains over 250 previously unpublished photographs of Warhol's famous friends and anecdotes. The subjects include [[Mick Jagger]], [[Bianca Jagger]], [[Truman Capote]], [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie Onassis]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Halston]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Diana Vreeland]], and [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]] among others.{{Cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Paul |date=1979-12-08 |title=Famous and Andy: Warhol pens a paean to favorite 'glitterati' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-andy-warhol-exposures/148594172/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=15}} "I have a Social Disease. I have to go out every night," Warhol wrote as tells stories of his adventures. He told the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "Most of the people we took are people we see all the time ... It's a business, but then you become best friends with some of them. I like everyone to be my best friend, but I try not to get too involved."

The book contains over 250 previously unpublished photographs of Warhol's famous friends and anecdotes. The subjects include [[Mick Jagger]], [[Bianca Jagger]], [[Truman Capote]], [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie Onassis]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Halston]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Diana Vreeland]], and [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]] among others.{{Cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Paul |date=1979-12-08 |title=Famous and Andy: Warhol pens a paean to favorite 'glitterati' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-andy-warhol-exposures/148594172/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=15}} "I have a Social Disease. I have to go out every night," Warhol wrote as tells stories of his adventures. He told the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', "Most of the people we took are people we see all the time … It's a business, but then you become best friends with some of them. I like everyone to be my best friend, but I try not to get too involved."

However, many of the stories in the book were Colacello's and he recalled in his book ''Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Up Close'' that this caused some resentment: "I hated the fact that I was [[Ghostwriter|ghostwriting]] again, that every time I typed 'I' it was Andy, not me. When I'd worked on the ''[[The Philosophy of Andy Warhol|Philosophy]]'' book that had seemed liberating, but now it felt humiliating, especially since the stories 'I' was telling were mine, not Andy's. In some cases. I put Andy at scenes where only I had been. It was a form of lying of course, but there was no other way to write an Andy Warhol book, no more Warhol way."

However, many of the stories in the book were Colacello's and he recalled in his book ''Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Up Close'' that this caused some resentment: "I hated the fact that I was [[Ghostwriter|ghostwriting]] again, that every time I typed 'I' it was Andy, not me. When I'd worked on the ''[[The Philosophy of Andy Warhol|Philosophy]]'' book that had seemed liberating, but now it felt humiliating, especially since the stories 'I' was telling were mine, not Andy's. In some cases. I put Andy at scenes where only I had been. It was a form of lying of course, but there was no other way to write an Andy Warhol book, no more Warhol way."

==Release==

==Release==

Warhol and Colacello formed a co-publishing company, Andy Warhol Books, which was marketed and distributed by [[Grosset & Dunlap]]. They received 50% of the profits and a $35,000 advance but they had to pay the production costs. Production took longer than anticipated and most of their advance was used to cover the expenses.

Warhol and Colacello formed a co-publishing company, Andy Warhol Books, which was marketed and distributed by [[Grosset & Dunlap]].{{Cite news |last=Lask |first=Thomas |date=1979-08-10 |title=Publishing: An O'Hara Volume for Thanksgiving |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/10/archives/publishing-an-ohara-volume-for-thanksgiving.html |access-date=2026-04-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} They received 50% of the profits and a $35,000 advance but they had to pay the production costs. Production took longer than anticipated and most of their advance was used to cover the expenses.

The book was released on October 15, 1979. The first print of 25,000 sold out within a week of publication.{{Cite news |last=Heilpern |first=John |date=1979-12-18 |title=High Priests: Andy Warhol 15 years on |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-andy-warhol-15-years-o/148610468/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Vancouver Sun |pages=B6}} The book cost $25, but there were limited edition copies for $500 that included a silkscreen print signed by Warhol.{{Cite news |last=Selttzer |first=Ruth |date=1979-12-28 |title=Book parties |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-andy-warhol-ex/148609333/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |pages=8}}

The book was released on October 15, 1979. The first print of 25,000 sold out within a week of publication.{{Cite news |last=Heilpern |first=John |date=1979-12-18 |title=High Priests: Andy Warhol 15 years on |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-andy-warhol-15-years-o/148610468/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Vancouver Sun |pages=B6}} The book cost $25, but there were limited edition copies for $500 that included a silkscreen print signed by Warhol.{{Cite news |last=Selttzer |first=Ruth |date=1979-12-28 |title=Book parties |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-andy-warhol-ex/148609333/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |pages=8}}