{"product_id":"the-space-behind-the-face-robert-wilson-9798217061273","title":"The Space Behind the Face: Life Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited memoir by the late, much-lauded theater and visual artist Robert Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Wilson was a driving force in the avant-garde art and theater worlds for half a century: He was the creative mind behind the seminal \u003ci\u003eEinstein on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), among dozens of other original works and pioneering productions; his collaborators included Philip Glass, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, John Cage, Tom Waits, Lady Gaga, and Jessye Norman; and he was honored with a Pulitzer Prize nomination, the Golden Lion for Sculpture of the Venice Biennale, an Olivier Award, the Praemium Imperiale, and many more. The story of Wilson's life and career is the story of the past fifty years of experimental art and theater--indeed, this history could hardly be approached through a better lens than an oeuvre about which Susan Sontag once said, \"I can't think of any body of work as large or as influential.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Space Behind the Face\u003c\/i\u003e, written in collaboration with his friend, actor and writer Keith McDermott, charts Wilson's life through a series of vignettes, from growing up in small-town Texas to developing his unmistakable voice in New York's downtown scene to gaining international renown. Wilson's unapologetic idiosyncrasy shines throughout, whether he's creating a children's theater set of 368 fire hydrants or directing a twelve-hour silent opera about Joseph Stalin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart intimate remembrance, part cultural history, part road map for living an artistic life, \u003ci\u003eThe Space Behind the Face\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital text for anyone who believes in the boundless value of creativity--and a stunningly beautiful memorial to the inimitable Robert Wilson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217061273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Robert Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440691228927,"sku":"9798217061273","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3b2480b-0b0f-45d2-bea1-63dfed0e5682.jpg?v=1777184162","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-space-behind-the-face-robert-wilson-9798217061273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}