The Painted Word - Softcover

Wolfe, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553273795 ISBN 13: 9780553273793

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1982

Synopsis

A social history of Modern Art, from its revolutionary origins to its current state, as seen by Wolfe, of self-parody and academic mannerism with certain art critics being more representative, prominent, and significant than the artists

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Review:

"His eye and ear for detailed observation are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun".

-- The Boston Sunday Globe

"If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you."--"New York Sunday News
""Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit."--"San Francsico Chronicle
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""The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date."--"The New York Times"

""The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill.""--The Washington Post"

"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun."--"The Boston Sunday Globe"

"If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you."--"New York Sunday News
""Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit."--"San Francsico Chronicle
"
""The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date."--"The New York Times"

""The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill.""--The Washington Post"

"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun."--"The Boston Sunday Globe"

If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you. "New York Sunday News"

Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit. "San Francsico Chronicle"

"The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date. "The New York Times"

"The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill. "The Washington Post"

His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun. "The Boston Sunday Globe""

If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. The Painted Word may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you. New York Sunday News

Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit. San Francsico Chronicle

The Painted Word may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date. The New York Times

The Painted Word is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill. The Washington Post

His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun. The Boston Sunday Globe

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"If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. The Painted Word may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you." --New York Sunday News

"Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit." --San Francsico Chronicle

"The Painted Word may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date." --The New York Times

"The Painted Word is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill." --The Washington Post

"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun." --The Boston Sunday Globe

About the Author:

Tom Wolfe is the author of a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0553273795
• ISBN 13: 9780553273793
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 120