Andy Warhol’s Index (Book) is a meticulously produced 2026 facsimile of Andy Warhol’s legendary 1967 artist book, published by Phaidon in collaboration with Melcher Media and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Warhol originally conceived the book in 1967 as something far more ambitious than a conventional publication. Instead of simply documenting his work, he created a Pop Art object filled with photographs, interviews, movable constructions, jokes, music, and interactive elements connected to his Factory circle and the wider New York counterculture.
The Phaidon edition measures 28 × 21.6 cm / 11 × 8.5 in, contains 48 pages, and is issued as a hardback with ISBN 978-1-83729-341-4. Phaidon describes the new version as a faithful recreation of the original, extending from its interactive engineering to its holographic cover and clear plastic presentation bag.
The publication recreates the original book’s celebrated tactile elements, including the Hunt’s tomato paste can pop-up, a twelve-sided paper mobile, a functioning paper accordion, silver balloon, the “Do-It-Yourself Nose Job” fold-out based on Bob Dylan’s nose, and a 7-inch flexi-disc. The disc contains conversation among members of Warhol’s Factory circle while music by The Velvet Underground can be heard in the background.
Phaidon and Melcher Media spent years reconstructing the original publication. Phaidon notes that the project involved reproducing the unusual engineering and materials of the 1967 book while making the new edition as faithful as possible to Warhol’s original concept.
The book also includes an essay by Charles Melcher, founder of Melcher Media, providing additional context for the history, production, and lasting influence of Warhol’s interactive publication.
The original 1967 Index blurred the boundaries between photography, sculpture, music, publishing, performance, and commercial design. Phaidon’s facsimile preserves that experimental spirit while making the object accessible again to a new generation of collectors.
