Nat Tate 1928 - 1960. El Enigma De Un Artista Americano / Pd. (Incluye E-book) - William Boyd - Books - Malpaso Ediciones - 9788415996446 - October 1, 2014
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Nat Tate 1928 - 1960. El Enigma De Un Artista Americano / Pd. (Incluye E-book)


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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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