| Title | : | Lucky Kunst: The Rise and Fall of Young British Art |
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (180 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845135288 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-04-01 |
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The first inside account of the rise of Britain’s most notorious modern art movement is a hilarious, picaresque chronicle of dissoluteness, drunkenness, and epically bad behavior Today artists such as Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, and the Chapman brothers are not only big business but also, quite simply, celebrities. But they rose from obscurity back in the 1980s and 1990s in a then-semi-derelict part of east London by visiting upon the art world a set of artworks as outlandish and attention-seeking—not to mention scatological—as their general behavior. This is the first account of how the YBAs (Young British Artists) came about, by the group’s only "embedded journalist"—an outrageously comic tale of White Cube gallery openings, fights in pubs, vomiting into fountains and, eventually, the breakthrough 1997 exhibition Sensation which later toured to New York and was criticized by Guiliani. Throughout, Gregor Muir was there.
Editorial : 'This lucid, lurid, indiscreet memoir is an unrivalled record of 1990s Cool Britannia, when British Art ruled the world' Financial Times 'An absorbing and intelligent account of the times, this is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary art or the 1990s Brit Scene' - The Bookseller'I think Gregor's anecdotal journey of 10 years in the British art world is a fantastic historical documenthis book describes those defining moments so well.' -Tracey Emin The Independent'Sharply atmospherica picaresque journey, a fly-in-the-vitrine's-eye view of the period' - Hermione Eyre New Statesman'All the stars of the YBA movement appear in this former journalists memoir, swearing and yelling as they go' -- Matthew Collings Observer Review
This book has photos and text that are well chosen, insightful and convey a tone of sincere respect for the man, the myth and the legacy.. First, not the author's fault, the font size is small and light - it is painful to read at night. This book is great to read aloud to young children who are learning about the library.. This is a great book for a first grade class, I use it for science at school. Britney Spears is my favorite singer. This is an important issue, and this book is an important contribution towards helping ameliorate a significant problem.. As with any of these items you may not take them "right off the shelf" but instead use them for adding to something you are already developing. Moran looks like the quintessential nerd: bad haircut, huge eyeglasses, boyish look despite being a scholar. This could be as a preface or an appendix. My 3-1/2 year old granddaughter is not a particular large vehicle enthusiast, and she hasn't yet thought deeply about what makes a community
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