The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world. On 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 pr Nat Tate - William Boyd od authora William Boyd a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
William Boyd |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
80 |
Rok vydání |
2020 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Penguin Books |