33 artists in 3 acts /
"Tells the story of [33 artists]: how they move through the world, command credibility, and create iconic works ... [including] visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2014.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | "Tells the story of [33 artists]: how they move through the world, command credibility, and create iconic works ... [including] visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her studio around the corner from the Tokyo asylum that she calls home. She snoops in Cindy Sherman's closet, hears about Andrea Fraser's psychotherapist, and spends quality time with Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and their daughters Lena and Grace"--Amazon.com. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 430 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-389) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393240979 (hbk.) 0393240975 (hbk.) |