{"product_id":"hirst-isms-damien-hirst-9780691239859","title":"Hirst-Isms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien Hirst\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHirst-isms\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of quotations--bold, surprising, often humorous, and always insightful--from celebrated artist Damien Hirst, whose controversial work explores the connections between art, religion, science, life, and death. Emerging in the 1990s as a leading member of the Young British Artists (YBAs), Hirst first became famous and gained a reputation as a provocateur with a series of artworks featuring dead and sometimes dissected animals (including a shark, sheep, and cow) preserved in glass tanks filled with formaldehyde. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGathered from interviews and other primary sources and organized by subject, these quotations explore Hirst's early years, family life, and the beginnings of his fascination with art; the major themes of his work; his influences and heroes; his motivation; his process and the boundary-pushing production of his work; and his thoughts on the art world, fame, and money. The result is a comprehensive and nuanced book that sheds new light on a fascinating and important contemporary artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelect quotations from the book: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The less I feel like an artist, the better I feel.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I like it when people love my art. I like it when people hate my art. I just don't want them to ignore my art.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Painting's like the most fabulous illusion, because there's nothing at stake. Except yourself.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I'm interested in the confusion between art and life, I like it when the world gets in the way.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Sometimes you have to step over the edge to know where it is.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damien Hirst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691239851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691239859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.30h x 4.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Damien Hirst","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059487797503,"sku":"9780691239859","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2182c7d0-3231-458f-ac2f-2f2ab69e2dcf.jpg?v=1685058526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hirst-isms-damien-hirst-9780691239859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}