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On the Benefits of Friendship

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title On the Benefits of Friendship
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isabelle Graw
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 133
Category/GenreTheory of art
Art and design styles - c 1900 to c 1960
ISBN/Barcode 9783956796524
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 25 April 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and its importance. Isabelle Graw's latest book reflects on the purposes and struggles of friendship in competitive social milieus. By focusing on her own social milieu-the art world-Graw demonstrates how friendships are neither totally disinterested nor reduceable to their use. Written in the intimate form of a fictional diary, this book laments useful friendships while praising true friendship in all its forms. For Graw, friendship is an existential necessity-if only because it points to how we relate to and depend on others. Friendship, she finds, is as important as the air we breathe-with it, we are able to fully live.

Author Biography

Isabelle Graw is the publisher of the journal Texte zur Kunst, which she cofounded with Stefan Germer (1958-1998) in 1990, and professor of art history and art theory at the Hochschule f r Bildende K nste-St delschule, Frankfurt am Main. Her previous books include In Another World- Notes, 2014-2017, The Love of Painting- Genealogy of a Success Medium, and High Price- Art Between the Market and Celebrity Culture.