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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795539803321

Autore

Eggers Dave

Titolo

Ungrateful mammals / / Dave Eggers ; introduction by Noah Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Abrams, , 2017

ISBN

1-68335-024-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

741.973

Soggetti

Avant-garde (Aesthetics)

Painting, American - 21st century

Drawing, American - 21st century

Mammals

ART / Individual Artists / Artists' Books

ART / Popular Culture

Drawing, American

Painting, American

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title and statement of responsibility spread out over 4 pages.

Inner back cover has pocket containing 9 loose images.

Chiefly illustrations.

Nota di contenuto

Preface by Dave Eggers -- Introduction by Noah Lang -- Interview with David Tilley -- Ungrateful mammals -- "What if . . ." by Natasha Boas.

Sommario/riassunto

Before he embarked on his writing career, Dave Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman and painter. He then spent many years as a professional illustrator and graphic designer before turning to writing full-time. More recently, in order to raise money for ScholarMatch, his college-access nonprofit, he returned to visual art, and the results have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the country. Usually involving the pairing of an animal with humorous or Biblical text, the results are wry, oddly anthropomorphic tableaus that create a very entertaining and eccentric body of work from one of today's leading culture makers.