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Nat Tate 1928 - 1960. El Enigma De Un Artista Americano / Pd. (Incluye E-book)
William Boyd
Nat Tate 1928 - 1960. El Enigma De Un Artista Americano / Pd. (Incluye E-book)
William Boyd
When William Boyd published his biography of New York modern artist Nat Tate, a huge reception of critics and artists arrived for the launch party, hosted by David Bowie, to toast the late artist's life. Little did they know that the painter Nat Tate, a depressive genius who burned almost all his output before his suicide, never existed. The book was a hoax, and the art world had fallen for it. Nat Tate is a work of art unto itself-an investigation of the blurry line between the invented and the authentic, and a thoughtful tour through the spirited and occasionally ludicrous American art scene of the 1950s.
Nathwell Tate, gran pintor abstracto y desventurado, se arrojó a las aguas neoyorquinas en enero de 1960. Nunca se halló su cadáver y a duras penas se hallarían dieciocho briznas de su trabajo, pues él mismo se había encargado de destruirlo poco antes de morir. Muchos años después, David Bowie, Gore Vidal, William Boyd y John Richardson convocaron una fiesta de homenaje en el loft de Jeff Koons. Allí se leyeron fragmentos de este libro a la élite cultural de Manhattan, la cual, según las crónicas, recordaba vagamente al malogrado artista, apreció el formidable mérito de sus obras residuales y se sintió muy impresionada por su trágico destino.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 1, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9788415996446 |
Publishers | Malpaso Ediciones |
Pages | 94 |
Dimensions | 122 × 211 × 15 mm · 249 g |
Language | Spanish |
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