{"product_id":"art-is-life-icons-iconoclasts-visionaries-vigilantes-flashes-of-hope-in-the-night-jerry-saltz","title":"Art is Life: Icons \u0026 Iconoclasts, Visionaries \u0026 Vigilantes, \u0026 Flashes of Hope in the Night - Jerry Saltz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Saltz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eJerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life. Since the 1990s he has been an indispensable cultural voice: witty and provocative, he has attracted contemporary readers to fine art as few critics have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Jerry Saltz draws on two decades of work to offer a real-time survey of contemporary art as a barometer of our times. Chronicling a period punctuated by dramatic turning points - from the cultural reset of 9\/11 to the rolling social crises of today - Saltz traces how visionary artists have both documented and challenged the culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e offers Saltz's eye-opening appraisals of trailblazers like Kara Walker, Hilma af Klint and Jasper Johns; provocateurs like Jeff Koons, Richard Prince and Marina Abramovic; and visionaries like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. With his signature blend of candour and conviction, Jerry Saltz argues in \u003ci\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/i\u003e for the importance of the fearless artist. The result is an openhearted and irresistibly readable appraisal by one of our most important cultural observers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Artist:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I wish I had read these rules forty years ago and carried them around like a bible. They are the generous, loving, enthusiastic, bullshit-free advice of a master communicator, just reading them makes me want to charge back into the studio\"\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGrayson Perry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerry Saltz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836346970360,"sku":"BK12422","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/7403\/files\/artislife.jpg?v=1780807880","url":"https:\/\/happyvalleyshop.com\/products\/art-is-life-icons-iconoclasts-visionaries-vigilantes-flashes-of-hope-in-the-night-jerry-saltz","provider":"Happy Valley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}