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Is being an artist a radical form of entrepreneurship or a vocational calling like the priesthood? Is it an extension of philosophy or an offshoot of entertainment? In three richly interlinked but distinct 'acts' - Politics, Kinship and Craft - Sarah Thornton compares and contrasts answers to the simple but profound question: what is an artist? 33 Artists in 3 Acts draws on hundreds of personal encounters with the world's most important artists, to ask what it means to be making artworks in different parts of the world today. With Thornton as expert guide and trusted insider, we have unprecedented access to the lives of the artists, from late-night Skype chats with Ai Weiwei to taxi rides with Maurizio Cattelan on the way to and from the show that announces his death. We join Thornton as she rummages through artists' studios, homes and solo shows,.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Sarah Thornton studierte Kunstgeschichte und Soziologie, promovierte über die britische Technoszene und lehrte Soziologie an der University of Sussex und am Goldsmith College. Heute ist sie Autorin für internationale Kunstmagazine, u.a. für Artforum.com und The Art Newspaper, für den New Yorker soiwe für zahlreiche Zeitungen. Der Daily Telegraph bezeichnete sie als Großbritanniens »hippste Akademikerin«.
Zusammenfassung
A generational touchstone by the leading authority on the art world, a captivating book in three parts which seeks to answer the contentious question 'What is an Artist?'
