On Being An Artist by Michael Craig-Martin
Few living artists can claim to have had the influence of Michael Craig- Martin. Celebrated around the world for his distinctive work, and with major retrospectives, high-profile commissions and numerous honours to his name, he has also helped nurture generations of younger artists, among them Julian Opie, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Liam Gillick and Gary Hume. Often described as the godfather of the YBAs, he taught by combining personal example and individual guidance, offering students encouragement, practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. This powerful combination gave them the self-knowledge, confidence and motivation to flourish as some of the most successful figures in contemporary art. Now Craig-Martin shares the same benefit of his experiences with yet another generation. Part memoir and part instructional guide, On Being An Artist is a remarkable mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy, anecdote, self-examination, and advice for the budding artist. In a series of short episodes, he reflects with both wit and candour on the many ideas, events and people that have inspired and shaped him throughout his life, from his childhood in the postwar United States through his time as an art student at Yale in the 1960s and subsequent work as a teacher, to his international success in later years. More than the life of one of the most creative minds of our age, On Being An Artist provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today.
Francesco Bonami is an Italian art curator and writer who directed the Venice Biennale in 2003 and curated the Whitney Biennial in 2010. He is currently the artistic director of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. Sir Nicholas Serota has been director of the Tate Britain since 1988. He was director of the Whitechapel Gallery, London, and The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. Sophia Al Maria is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. Mohsin Hamid is the author of the best-seller The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908970183 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908970189 |
| Title | On Being An Artist |
| Author | Michael Craig-Martin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Art / Books |
| Year published | 2015-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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