{"product_id":"9780977368006","title":"Letters to a Young Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pocket-sized book contains a collection of two dozen letters all commissioned from established artists to a fictitious \"young artist,\" a recent art-school graduate who is struggling with the moral and practical implications of being an artist in New York. The \"young artist\" asked a selection of his heroes, \"Is it possible to maintain one's integrity and freedom of thought and still participate in the art world?\" Responding artists--including Gregory Amenoff, Jo Baer, John Baldessari, Jimmie Durham, Joan Jonas, Adrian Piper, William Pope Lawrence Weiner and Richard Tuttle wrote back with advice (Gregory Amenoff: \"Keep away from art fairs.\"); encouragement (Joan Jonas: \"The answer is the Work. To Work. To care about the Work.\"); and cautionary tales (Adrian Piper: \"Young artist, it is highly unlikely that you will be rewarded professionally for reaching this point. Nor will it make you popular. On the contrary: you will develop a reputation for being 'difficult,' 'uncooperative,' 'inflexible,' or even 'self-destructive;' and treated [or mistreated, or ostracized, or blacklisted] accordingly.\"). Twelve of these letters were originally published in Art on Paper. This book expands considerably upon that project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Nesbett, Sarah Andress, Shelly Bancroft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57006779170976,"sku":"9780977368006","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9780977368006.webp?v=1778694232","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780977368006","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}