{"product_id":"art-is-life","title":"Art is Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life. Since the 1990s he has been an indispensable cultural voice: witty and provocative, he has attracted contemporary readers to fine art as few critics have.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Jerry Saltz draws on two decades of work to offer a real-time survey of contemporary art as a barometer of our times. Chronicling a period punctuated by dramatic turning points - from the cultural reset of 9\/11 to the rolling social crises of today - Saltz traces how visionary artists have both documented and challenged the culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers Saltz's eye-opening appraisals of trailblazers like Kara Walker, Hilma af Klint and Jasper Johns; provocateurs like Jeff Koons, Richard Prince and Marina Abramovic; and visionaries like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. With his signature blend of candour and conviction, Jerry Saltz argues in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt Is Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the importance of the fearless artist. The result is an openhearted and irresistibly readable appraisal by one of our most important cultural observers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilex Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53111956406605,"sku":"76-66RY-BZ8Z","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/9781781579442.jpg?v=1767327716","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/art-is-life","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}