Sarah Thornton
Filters
Resultaten voor 'sarah thornton'
-
Seven Days in the Art World
A riveting tour through the international art market, conducted by a smart, funny industry insider
€ 16,50 -
Tits Up
'Excellent' - EconomistMost women in the developed world are dissatisfied with their breasts. They dismiss them as silly boobs, lament their less-than-ideal forms, or renounce thinking about them altogether. Why is this emblem of womanhood so often derided and maligned?Tits Up investigates breasts through the eyes and lives of women experts. It explores the truths of mammary glands, from strip clubs to operating rooms, human milk banks, and bra designers' studios. With refreshing optimism, Thornton unmasks the sexism behind the perceived profanity of breasts and hopes to liberate them from centuries of patriarchal prejudice.'Will make any woman reconsider her body, and any man reconsider how he treats the bodies of the women in his life' - Independent 'Tits Up asks readers to reimagine the bosom . . . as a site of empowerment and even divinity' - New York Times
€ 14,00 -
Tits Up
After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? An experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of breasts. Riotous and galvanizing, Tits Up excavates the diverse truths of mammary glands from the strip club to the operating room, from the nation's oldest human milk bank to the fit rooms of bra designers. Thornton draws insights from plastic surgeons, lactation consultants, body-positive witches, lingerie models, and "free the nipple" activists to explore the status of breasts as emblems of femininity. She examines how women's chests have become a billion-dollar business, as well as a stage for debates about race, class, gender, and desire. Everywhere she turns, Thornton encounters chauvinist myths about this elemental body part that quietly justify deficits in women's bodily autonomy and endorse shortfalls in their political status. Blending sociology, reportage, and personal narrative with refreshing optimism and wit, Thornton has one overriding ambition-to liberate breasts from centuries of patriarchal prejudice.
€ 13,00 -
Sanat Dünyasinda Yedi Gün
Sanat tarihcisi ve sosyolog Sarah Thornton, New York, Los Angeles, Londra, Basel, Venedik ve Tokyo gibi cagdas sanat merkezlerinde gecirdigi yedi günü anlatiyor. Müzayedede Christies müzayede evinde bir aksam satisina, Elestiri Dersinde CalArtsta bir seminer dersine konuk oluyor, Fuarda Basel Sanat Fuarindaki seckin müsterileri izliyor, Ödülde Tatein düzenledigi Turner Ödülünün arkasindaki rekabeti anlatiyor, Dergide Artforum dergisi ve elestirmenlerini tanitiyor, Atölye Ziyaretinde Takashi Murakaminin atölyesindeki eglenceye katiliyor ve Bienalde Venedik Bienalindeki küratörlerin ve sanatcilarin dünyasini gözler önüne seriyor. Sanati lüks bir tüketim ürünü ya da eglence araci olarak gören insanlara, entelektüel bir eylem, bir is, hatta alternatif bir din olarak tanimlayanlarin katilimiyla kitap renkli karakterlerle dolu bir dünya gezisine dönüsüyor. Sanat Dünyasinda Yedi Gün, cagdas sanat dünyasindaki yaraticilik, zevk, karar, statü, para ve güzellik arayisinin dinamiklerini anlamanin en eglenceli yolu
€ 14,99 -
33 Artists in 3 Acts
The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves-how they move through the world, command credibility, and create iconic works. 33 Artists in 3 Acts 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. Through these intimate scenes, 33 Artists in 3 Acts 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?" 33 Artists in 3 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.
€ 17,50 -
33 Artists in 3 Acts
33 ARTISTS IN 3 ACTS is a generational touchstone, a powerful triptych and gripping anti-monograph about truth, integrity, credibility and recognition. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary art, this masterful act of storytelling will also delight any reader seeking to understand creative lives. 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?
€ 14,00 -
Seven Days in the Art World
Sarah Thornton's vivid ethnography-an international hit, now available in twenty translations-reveals the inner workings of the sophisticated subcultures that make up the contemporary art world. In a series of day-in-the-life narratives set in New York, Los Angeles, London, Basel, Venice, and Tokyo, Seven Days in the Art World explores the dynamics of creativity, taste, status, money, and the search for meaning in life.
€ 17,50 -
Wat is een kunstenaar?
E-bookDaar waar Will Gompertz ophoudt, gaat Sarah Thornton verder: waarom is moderne kunst, kunst? Een briljante inkijk in de kunstwereld aan de hand van de belangrijkste hedendaagse kunstenaars van dit moment Sarah Thornton volgde jarenlang 33 beroemde kunstenaars en was tijdens haar bezoeken aan hen als een vlieg op de muur. Ze ontmoet de politiek geëngageerde Ai Weiwei voor en na zijn gevangenschap, en ze spreekt met Jeff Koons over zijn rijke klanten in Londen, Frankfurt en Abu Dhabi. De lezer maakt verder kennis met andere wereldberoemde kunstenaars, onder wie Damian Hirst, Marina Abramovic, Cindy Sherman en Lena Dunham. Waarom maken zij kunst en wat betekenen hun kunstwerken? In Wat is een kunstenaar? stelt Thornton de vraag of een kunstenaar bij uitstek een onder nemer is of het kunstenaarschap juist een roeping is. Is het een filosofische bezigheid of is het puur vermaak? Thornton is de perfecte gids, die de wereld van de moderne kunst voor iedereen toegankelijk maakt. Na het lezen van Wat is een kunstenaar? wordt de kunst waar je eerst je schouders voor ophaalde opeens bijzonder interessant en vermakelijk. De pers over Wat is een kunstenaar? ‘Sarah Thornton is de Jane Goodall van de kunstwereld.’ The Washington Post ‘Een meesterlijk portret van 33 kunstenaars.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Zal zelfs de doorgewinterde kunstliefhebber versteld doen staan.’ San Francisco Chronicle ‘Een pageturner over de kunstwereld.’ Globe and Mail ‘Hoewel het boek over de modern kunst gaat, zijn de thema’s universeel.’ The Bookseller ‘Geestdriftig, scherpzinnig en origineel.’ Financial Times ‘Briljant en vermakelijk.’ The Guardian
€ 14,99