The Lives of Artists - Collected Profiles (Paperback)

The definitive collection of artist profiles by legendary journalist and New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins, from the 1960s to today

When Calvin Tomkins joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1960, he did not plan to make art and living artists his main subjects. And yet, auspiciously for the magazine and its readers, Tomkins did just that. For the last six decades, his profiles of contemporary artists, from Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman and Mark Bradford, have become the liveliest and most authoritative guide to the art of our time. These six volumes contain eighty-two of Tomkins’s profiles, from 1962 to 2019. Balancing insight and observation with wit, candor, and appreciation, Tomkins is a master of the profile―his indelible prose forming fascinating portraits, each a work of art in its own right.

General

Imprint:	Phaidon Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2019
Authors:	Calvin Tomkins
Introduction by:	David Remnick
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 129mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	1640
ISBN-13:	978-0-7148-7936-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-7148-7936-3
Barcode:	9780714879369

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