{"product_id":"art-is-life-icons-iconoclasts-visionaries-vigilantes-flashes-of-hope-in-the-night","title":"Art is Life : Icons \u0026 Iconoclasts, Visionaries \u0026 Vigilantes, \u0026 Flashes of Hope in the Night","description":"From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of How to Be an Artist, a deliciously readable survey of the art world in turbulent times. Jerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Since the 1990s he has been an indispensable cultural voice: witty and provocative, he has attracted contemporary readers to fine art as few critics have. Now, in Art Is Life, Jerry Saltz draws on two decades of work to offer a real-time survey of contemporary art as a barometer of our times. Chronicling a period punctuated by dramatic turning points - from the cultural reset of 9\/11 to the rolling social crises of today - Saltz traces how visionary artists have both documented and challenged the culture.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Art Is Life offers Saltz's eye-opening appraisals of trailblazers like Kara Walker, Hilma af Klint and Jasper Johns; provocateurs like Jeff Koons, Richard Prince and Marina Abramovic; and visionaries like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. With his signature blend of candour and conviction, Jerry Saltz argues in Art Is Life for the importance of the fearless artist. The result is an openhearted and irresistibly readable appraisal by one of our most important cultural observers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: UK, 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pages: 368\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Language: English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 13: 9781781578889\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10: 1781578885\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jerry Saltz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43857011704074,"sku":"","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781781578889.jpg?v=1669125296","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/art-is-life-icons-iconoclasts-visionaries-vigilantes-flashes-of-hope-in-the-night","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}