Bibliograph

Making it, the artist's survival guide, JAŠA, with Noah Charney

Type

Label

Making it, the artist's survival guide, JAŠA, with Noah Charney

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making it

Oclc number

1222056462

Responsibility statement

JAŠA, with Noah Charney

Sub title

the artist's survival guide

Summary

"Here's a book for aspiring artists written by a successful artist. Combining the author's own story with answers to the tough questions rising artists inevitably have, this book is not only about the creative process but also about navigating the turbulent waters of the social, professional, critical, and museum world artists inhabit"--, Provided by publisher"What Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential did for the world of chefs and restaurants, Making It does for the art world. Making It is a gonzo memoir of an established artist crossed with objective advice, tips and tricks fleshed out by a best-selling art historian and Pulitzer finalist writer on art. It peels back the shroud and reveals the highs and struggles in the life and career of a working artist. Specifically aimed at aspiring artists and art students, it will be of interest to anyone who wants to know what it is like to have an artist's-eye-view of the art world, asking the tough and often glossed-over questions that rising artists inevitably have, not only about the creative process, but about navigating the turbulent waters of the social, professional, academic, critical, museum and trade elements of a career as a visual artist. How best to deal with the abundance of alcohol, drugs and sex while wire-walking your own artistic dilemmas? How can an artist launch his or her career and help it flourish? What's it like to achieve every artist's dream, including showing at the Venice Biennale? What does it really mean to "make it" and how can you maintain your groove once you've arrived? All these questions and more are answered in this combination tell-all memoir and how-to manual for rising artists and anyone wanting a behind-the-scenes tour of what it's like to be an artist." --, Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the art of wire walking -- On origins and early years -- The making of the artist -- At the Academy -- First shows and entering the art scene -- Young & bold -- Money, art, sex -- Shifting to a bigger stage -- Behind big shows and biennales -- Epilogue : the endurance strategy

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