Translating Warhol

Reva Wolf, Reva Wolf

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9798765110973
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Criticism for Comparative Literature
• Index: Literature

The first study of the translations of Andy Warhol's writing and ideas, Translating Warhol reveals how translation has alternately censored, exposed, or otherwise affected the presentation of his political and social positions and attitudes and, in turn, the value we place on his art and person. Andy Warhol is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and a vast global literature about Warhol and his work exists. Yet almost nothing has been written about the role of translations of his words in his international reputation. Translating Warhol fills this gap, developing the topic in multiple directions and in the context of the reception of Warhol's work in various countries. The numerous translations of Warhol's writings, words, and ideas offer a fertile case study of how American art was, and is, viewed from the outside. Both historical and theoretical aspects of translation are taken up, and individual chapters discuss French, German, Italian, and Swedish translations, Warhol's translations of his mother's native Rusyn language and culture, the Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar's performative translations of Warhol, and Warhol as translated for documentary television. Translating Warhol offers a fascinating multi-faceted perspective on Warhol, contributing to our understanding of his place in history as well as to translation theory and inter-cultural exchange.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Preface
• 1 Being, Nothingness, and the Quest to Understand: An Introduction to Warhol in Translation Reva Wolf
• 2 Warhol in French Jean-Claude Lebensztejn Translated by Mercedes Rooney
• 3 Schnecken, Schlitzmonger, and Poltergeist: Andy Warhol in German—Translations and Cultural Context Nina Schleif
• 4 La Filosofia di Andy Warhol and the Turmoil of Art in Italy, 1983 Francesco Guzzetti
• 5 Warhol in Translation, Stockholm 1968: “Many Works and Few Motifs” Annika Öhrner
• 6 Andy and Julia in Rusyn: Warhol’s Translation of His Mother in Film and Video Elaine Rusinko
• 7 Translating Warhol for Television: Andy Warhol’s America Jean Wainwright
• 8 Translating Warhol to India Deven M. Patel
• Selected Bibliography
• Notes on Contributors
• Index