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33 Artists in 3 Acts

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Description for 33 Artists in 3 Acts Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
Is being an artist a radical form of entrepreneurship or a vocational calling like the priesthood? Is it an extension of philosophy or an offshoot of entertainment? In three richly interlinked but distinct 'acts' - Politics, Kinship and Craft - Sarah Thornton compares and contrasts answers to the simple but profound question: what is an artist? 33 Artists in 3 Acts draws on hundreds of personal encounters with the world's most important artists, to ask what it means to be making artworks in different parts of the world today. With Thornton as expert guide and trusted insider, we ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847089076
SKU
V9781847089076
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99-99

About Sarah Thornton
SARAH THORNTON is the author of the international hit Seven Days in the Art World (Granta, 2008). She has been the chief writer on contemporary art for the Economist and a contributor to publications such as the Guardian, The Art Newspaper and the New Yorker. She has a BA in Art History and a PhD in Sociology. She lives in ... Read more

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