Author: Louden, Sharon
Number Of Pages: 404
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date: 14-02-2017
Details: Product Description When Living and Sustaining a Creative Life was published in 2013, it became an immediate sensation. Edited by Sharon Louden, the book brought together forty essays by working artists, each sharing their own story of how to sustain a creative practice that contributes to the ongoing dialogue in contemporary art. The book struck a nerve how do artists really make it in the world today? Louden took the book on a sixty-two-stop book tour, selling thousands of copies, and building a movement along the way.Now, Louden returns with a sequel: forty more essays from artists who have successfully expanded their practice beyond the studio and become change agents in their communities. There is a misconception that artists are invisible and hidden, but the essays here demonstrate the truth artists make a measurable and innovative economic impact in the non-profit sector, in education, and in corporate environments. The Artist as Culture Producer illustrates how today's contemporary artists add to creative economies through out-of-the-box thinking while also generously contributing to the well-being of others.By turns humorous, heartbreaking, and instructive, the testimonies of these forty diverse working artists will inspire and encourage every reader from the art student to the established artist. With a foreword by Hyperallergic cofounder and editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian, The Artist as Culture Producer is set to make an indelible mark on the art world redefining how we see and support contemporary artists.Louden will be undertaking another book tour, with stops across the United States and even into Australia. More information and tour dates can be found online at www.livesustain.org. Review " The Artist as Culture Producer is a welcome alternative to so much of the general interest writing on art and artists' lives, which tends to focus on attention-grabbing topics such as multimillion-dollar auction sales, celebrity gossip, or tragedy. The essays steer clear of literary flourishes and artspeak, offering straightforward descriptions of each individual's struggles as they navigated life and career paths. Recommended for students and aspiring artists who hunger for this kind of real-life experience, advice, and wisdom, and for those in organizations that work with them."-- "Library Journal" " The Artist as Culture Producer contains forty wonderfully plainspoken stories of artistic life. Together, the first-person essays comprise a sort of accidental manual for finding a foothold and making a living while creating art that makes a difference in the larger community."-- "American Craft Magazine" " The Artist as Culture Producer describes not only how to maintain a creative life, but how to make the creative work produced meaningful to a wider community. With essays from forty artists, Louden's collection testifies to the impactful, vital community contributions made by contemporary artists."-- "Public Art Review" " The Artist as Culture Producer is a collection of stories that creates transparency into artists' lives today, inspiring audiences to challenge their ideas of the impact artists can make in our communities."--Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Birmingham Museum of Art "CAA Reviews" "Both frank and richly detailed, Sharon Louden's broad collection contains forty concrete accounts, fascinating autobiographies in miniature, from artists describing the various ingenious means by which they strive to sustain 'a creative life.' There are vital insights here."-- "CAA Reviews" "Sharon Louden is our modern day Giogio Vasari. With her second collection of artist essays, she has become one of our most important chroniclers of the lives and experiences of artists working in the twenty first century. Louden has brought us an amazing group of working artists who are imagination partners, creative entrepreneurs and exemplars of the new ways artists are working in the world."-
EAN: 9781783207268
Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English
Binding: Paperback
Item Condition: New