Lives of the artists
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 254 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
700.92 Tom
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700.92 Tom
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A John Macrae book."
General Note
Includes index.
Description
In Lives of the Artists ten major artists are captured in Tomkins's cool and ironic style to record the new directions art is taking during these days of limitless freedom. As formal technique and rigorous training continue to fall away, art has become an approach to living. As the author says, "the lives of contemporary artists are today so integral to what they make that the two cannot be considered in isolation." Among the artists profiled are Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, the reigning heirs of deliberately outrageous art that feeds off the allegedly corrupting influences of capitalist glut and entertainment; Matthew Barney of the pregenital obsessions; Cindy Sherman, who manages multiple transformations as she disappears into her own work; and Julian Schnabel, who has forged a second career as award-winning film director. Tomkins shows that the making of art remains among the most demanding jobs on earth.--From publisher description.
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