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Zusatztext “The 21 artists! who share their stories of madness! trauma! addiction! abuse and self-destruction! and their relationship to art! leave no vulnerable detail unwritten.” — Shameless “The [contributors to] Live Through This testify to lives of survival—turning tears and tendencies toward mania! depression! and self-mutilation into powerful lessons.” — Curve Magazine “Captivating! concise! and humbling! Live Through This is easy to put down between pieces and become just as immersed upon picking it up again.” — Feminist Review “The essays and visuals that make up Live Through This plum the depths of out-of-control lives! examining how self-destruction functions as both a hindrance and a productive challenge.” — Bitch Magazine Informationen zum Autor Edited by Sabrina Chapadjiev Klappentext "The 21 artists, who share their stories of madness, trauma, addiction, abuse and self-destruction, and their relationship to art, leave no vulnerable detail unwritten."-Shameless A visceral look at the bizarre entanglement of destructive and creative forces, Live Through This is a collection of original stories, essays, artwork, and photography. It explores the use of art to survive abuse, incest, madness and depression, and the often deep-seated impulse toward self-destruction including cutting, eating disorders, and addiction. Here, some of our most compelling cartoonists, novelists, poets, dancers, playwrights, and burlesque performers traverse the pains and passions that can both motivate and destroy women artists, and mark a path for survival. Taken together, these artful reflections offer an honest and hopeful journey through a woman's silent rage, through the power inherent in struggles with destruction, and the ensuing possibilities of transforming that burning force into the external release of art. With contributions by Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy C. Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan Shive, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottleib, and Stephanie Howell. Zusammenfassung “The 21 artists! who share their stories of madness! trauma! addiction! abuse and self-destruction! and their relationship to art! leave no vulnerable detail unwritten.”— Shameless A visceral look at the bizarre entanglement of destructive and creative forces! Live Through This is a collection of original stories! essays! artwork! and photography. It explores the use of art to survive abuse! incest! madness and depression! and the often deep-seated impulse toward self-destruction including cutting! eating disorders! and addiction. Here! some of our most compelling cartoonists! novelists! poets! dancers! playwrights! and burlesque performers traverse the pains and passions that can both motivate and destroy women artists! and mark a path for survival. Taken together! these artful reflections offer an honest and hopeful journey through a woman's silent rage! through the power inherent in struggles with destruction! and the ensuing possibilities of transforming that burning force into the external release of art. With contributions by Nan Goldin! bell hooks! Patricia Smith! Cristy C. Road! Carol Queen! Annie Sprinkle! Elizabeth Stephens! Carolyn Gage! Eileen Myles! Fly! Diane DiMassa! Bonfire Madigan Shive! Inga Muscio! Kate Bornstein! Toni Blackman! Nicole Blackman! Silas Howard! Daphne Gottleib! and Stephanie Howell. Inhaltsverzeichnis Live Through This Edited by Sabrina Chap ISBN:978-1-60980-436-7 Foreword Amanda Palmer Preface Sabrina Chap Long, Long Thoughts Carol Queen Lady Lazarus: Uncoupleting Suicide and Poetry Daphne Gottlieb
