I have been reading Dave Hickey, a crazy art critic who was buddies with Hunter S Thompson. I’m not crazy about art criticism, but he’s a good writer and humorous in his own way.
That sounds really interesting, actually. What book? I’m not crazy about art criticism, either, but I like to read it for a variety of complex reasons.
The one I read was, “The Invisible Dragon.” It has some old essays and a new one. He has a very sharp critical mind. I bought it specifically for the essay on Robert Mapplethorpe, but ended up reading the entire thing. It’s a quick read, but there’s a lot to it.
I just finished “Party of the Century: the Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and his Black and White Ball” – decadence – and now I’m just a few pages into “A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome” – I’ll let you know how it turned out 😉 But, my favorite novel is, “Brideshead Revisited”.
I’ve been on a Capote biography kick lately, but haven’t read that yet. I’d like to. Your middle book is exactly my cup of tea. Dear Old Evelyn. I haven’t read anything by him in a few years, although I have a bio of him somewhere that is begging to be re-read.
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I have been reading Dave Hickey, a crazy art critic who was buddies with Hunter S Thompson. I’m not crazy about art criticism, but he’s a good writer and humorous in his own way.
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That sounds really interesting, actually. What book? I’m not crazy about art criticism, either, but I like to read it for a variety of complex reasons.
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The one I read was, “The Invisible Dragon.” It has some old essays and a new one. He has a very sharp critical mind. I bought it specifically for the essay on Robert Mapplethorpe, but ended up reading the entire thing. It’s a quick read, but there’s a lot to it.
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I just finished “Party of the Century: the Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and his Black and White Ball” – decadence – and now I’m just a few pages into “A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome” – I’ll let you know how it turned out 😉 But, my favorite novel is, “Brideshead Revisited”.
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I’ve been on a Capote biography kick lately, but haven’t read that yet. I’d like to. Your middle book is exactly my cup of tea. Dear Old Evelyn. I haven’t read anything by him in a few years, although I have a bio of him somewhere that is begging to be re-read.
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