{"product_id":"art-work-on-the-creative-life-9781419780714","title":"Art Work: On the Creative Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated new book by artist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erudite, frank, and funny.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Amor Towles, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Work\u003c\/i\u003e, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in the same direct, fearless, and occasionally outrageous tone of her bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eHold Still\u003c\/i\u003e, this new book reaffirms Mann as a unique and resonant voice for our times and is destined to become a classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated throughout with photographs, journal entries, and letters that bring immediacy and poignancy to the narrative, \u003ci\u003e Art Work \u003c\/i\u003eis full of thought-provoking insights about the hazards of early promise; the unpredictable role of luck; the value of work, work, work, and more hard work; the challenges of rejection and distraction; the importance of risk-taking; and the rewards of knowing why and when you say yes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In sparkling prose and thoughtfully juxtaposed visuals and ephemera, \u003ci\u003eArt Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a generous, provocative, and compulsively readable exploration of creativity by one of our most original thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Mann\u003c\/b\u003e is a Guggenheim Fellow and three-time recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She was named \"America's Best Photographer\" by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001. In 2021, she received the Prix Pictet and was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. She has been the subject of two documentaries: \u003ci\u003eBlood Ties\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), which was nominated for an Academy Award, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Remains \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Emmy for Best Documentary. Mann's \u003ci\u003eHold Still: A Memoir with Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown, 2015) received universal critical acclaim, was a finalist for the National Book Award, and won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Mann is based in Lexington, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589911216402,"sku":"9781419780714","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07e7d2e8-d216-4fab-916c-2b707944d465.jpg?v=1756813873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/art-work-on-the-creative-life-9781419780714","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}