{"product_id":"33-artists-in-3-acts-9780393351675","title":"33 Artists in 3 Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eSeven Days in the Art World\u003c\/em\u003e now tells the story of the artists themselves--how they move through the world, command credibility, and create iconic works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e33 Artists in 3 Acts\u003c\/em\u003e offers unprecedented access to a dazzling range of artists, from international superstars to unheralded art teachers. Sarah Thornton's beautifully paced, fly-on-the-wall narratives include visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her studio around the corner from the Tokyo asylum that she calls home. She snoops in Cindy Sherman's closet, hears about Andrea Fraser's psychotherapist, and spends quality time with Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and their daughters Lena and Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these intimate scenes, \u003cem\u003e33 Artists in 3 Acts\u003c\/em\u003e explores what it means to be a real artist in the real world. Divided into three cinematic \"acts\"--politics, kinship, and craft--it investigates artists' psyches, personas, politics, and social networks. Witnessing their crises and triumphs, Thornton turns a wry, analytical eye on their different answers to the question \"What is an artist?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e33 Artists in 3\u003c\/em\u003e Acts reveals the habits and attributes of successful artists, offering insight into the way these driven and inventive people play their game. In a time when more and more artists oversee the production of their work, rather than make it themselves, Thornton shows how an artist's radical vision and personal confidence can create audiences for their work, and examines the elevated role that artists occupy as essential figures in our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornton, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eSeven Days in the Art World\u003c\/em\u003e was named one of the best art books of the year by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and is available in sixteen languages. She was the chief writer on contemporary art for the \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e. She holds a BA in art history and a PhD in sociology.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324044251410,"sku":"9780393351675","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f945d8a6-4aac-43fc-a092-041c196efae9.jpg?v=1727664911","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/33-artists-in-3-acts-9780393351675","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}