Contact
How to shop
Delivery
Shopping guide
Get the Picture
A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See
English
Customers also purchased
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In Cork Dork, Bianca Bosker trained her insatiable curiosity, journalist''s knack for infiltrating exclusive circles and eye for unforgettable characters on the wine world as she trained to become a sommelier. Now she brings her whip-smart yet accessible sensibility along for a ride through another subculture of elite obsessives.
In Get the Picture, Bosker plunges deep inside the world of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators and, of course, artists themselves - the kind who work multiple jobs and let their paintings sleep soundly in the studio while they wake up covered in cat pee on a friend''s couch. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly naked performance artist and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for an hour straight while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living.
Encompassing everything from colour theory to evolutionary biology, and from ancient cave paintings to Instagram as it attempts to discern art''s role in our culture, our economy and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.
About the book
English
Give this book today
It's easy
1 Add to cart and choose Deliver as present at the checkout 2 We'll send you a voucher 3 The book will arrive at the recipient's addressYou might also be interested in
/
Hardback
15 928
Ft
/
Paperback
4 816
Ft
/
Paperback
6 537
Ft
/
Paperback
8 315
Ft
/
Paperback
9 334
Ft
Hi! I'm Libroamiko, your book advisor.
How can I help you?