Lives of the artists / Calvin Tomkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomkins, Calvin, 1925-2026.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists--Biography--History and criticism.

Artists.

Artists--Biography.

Art, Modern--20th century.

Art, Modern.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preface

Damien Hirst

Cindy Sherman

Julian Schnabel

Richard Serra

James Turrell

Matthew Barney

Maurizio Cattelan

Jasper Johns

Jeff Koons

John Currin

Acknoweldgments

Index

About the author.

Notes:

"A John Macrae book."

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780805088724

0805088725

OCLC:

214934890

Publisher Number:

99934636839

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