Nat Tate - An American Artist 1928-1960

The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world On January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found. When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal. But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax. Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art.

Product details

• Authors: William Boyd
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.08.2020
• EAN: 9780241988879
• ISBN: 978-0-241-98887-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; New York, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Biographical, Humour, Humorous fiction, Biography: arts & entertainment, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Modern and contemporary fiction, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, Hoaxes & deceptions, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction