Art for Art’s Sake
Art for Art’s Sake by Maria Tippett, published by Vanguard Press in 2022, is a collection of short stories that delves into the intricate world of art. Spanning 238 pages, this edition invites readers into the backrooms of the art scene, exploring artists’ studios, gallery offices, and other exclusive spaces. Tippett introduces a diverse cast of characters engaged in various aspects of art, including creation, acquisition, and appreciation, providing a unique perspective on the complexities of the art world.
Readers will find themselves immersed in settings that reflect Tippett’s familiarity with cities such as Berlin, Vancouver, London, Chicago, Paris, Rome, and Los Angeles. The stories offer insight into the making and marketing of art, highlighting the human quirks and motivations often overlooked by traditional art historians. Through these narratives, the author addresses themes related to the art community, enriching the reader’s understanding of both the artistic process and the marketplace surrounding it.
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In this collection of short stories, the author invites us behind the scenes to the backrooms of the art world – into the artists’ studios, the gallery offices and other out of bounds areas – to meet a diverse group of characters creating, acquiring, selling, forging, discovering and appreciating art.
Set in places that Maria Tippett obviously knows well – Berlin, Vancouver, London, Chicago, Paris, Rome and Los Angeles – here is a unique insight into the making and marketing of works of arts, rich with human quirks and motivations. Through these stories, the author brings to life issues that traditional art historians and other commentators on the visual arts too often ignore.
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