How to See, David Salle
How to See, David Salle
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How to See
Looking, Talking, and Thinking About Art

Author: David Salle

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/14/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Art


Synopsis

How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries—from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others—How to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres.

Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the listener develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. The result: a master class on how to see with an artist's eye.

About David Salle

David Salle's paintings are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Art Museum, Tate Modern, the National Galerie Berlin, and many others. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie

There were about 3-4 essays I truly enjoyed and found helpful to read as an artist. Otherwise I’d skip this book or make sure to skim for best content. It’s not a cover to cover book. Blah......more

Goodreads review by Claude

Salle’s book is an erudite personal consideration of Post Conceptual Art painting and is rather disdainful of Conceptual Art. He considers intention (intentionality) overrated. “When I hear an artist utter the words “ This work is about….” it makes my heart sink". (Pg. 255-256). In addition, he does......more