Description
| Product ID: | 9780241988879 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Nat Tate |
| Subtitle: | An American Artist 1928-1960 |
| Authors: | Author: William Boyd |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Biography: arts and entertainment, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Humour, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Biography: arts & entertainment, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Hoaxes & deceptions, Humour, New York |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art worldOn January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found. When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal. But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax. Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art. The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-08-27 |
