On the Benefits of Friendship
$50.14
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2023
Summary
A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and its importance.
Isabelle Graw’s latest book reflects on the purposes and struggles of friendship in competitive social milieus. By focusing on her own social milieu-the art world-Graw demonstrates how friendships are neither totally disinterested nor reduceable to their use. Written in the intimate form of a fictional diary, this book laments useful friendships while praising true friendship in all its forms. For Graw, friendship is an …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783956796524 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3956796527 |
| Author: | Isabelle Graw |
| Publisher: | Sternberg Press |
| Imprint: | Sternberg Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 151mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
“Though Graw pushes her inquiry forward with a deceptively dry, deliberate, even Aristotelian air, the little bombs she drops page after page crackle with authenticity.”
—Anna Ostoya, Artforum
About The Author
Isabelle Graw
Isabelle Graw is the publisher of the journal Texte zur Kunst, which she cofounded with Stefan Germer (1958-1998) in 1990, and professor of art history and art theory at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste-Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main. Her previous books include In Another World- Notes, 2014-2017, The Love of Painting- Genealogy of a Success Medium, and High Price- Art Between the Market and Celebrity Culture.
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