Death Of Art
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936196603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His "Billboards" poem that responded to Latino stereotypes and mutable—and often muted—identity in the fashion world was awarded the 2013 Academy of American Poets Prize and his novel Going Down was selected as Best First Book at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards. . He edits PANK and lives in Brooklyn. Chris Campanioni has worked as a journalist, model, and actor, and he teaches literature and creative writing at Baruch College and Pace University, and
"Chris Campanioni's book weaves stories through tender and dark poetry" according to MC. Chris Campanioni's book weaves stories through tender and dark poetry. By turns fragile and thought-provoking, the reader begs for more and more of the inevitable wonder and luminosity that comes from reading Campanioni's work. I found that I had to limit myself to only a few poems a day so that could savor each work of art.
One in which I could show off and show myself. DEATH OF ART dissects post-capitalist, post- Internet, post-death culture; our ability and affinity to be both disembodied and tethered to technology, allowing us to be in several places at once and nowhere at all. Latino/Latina Studies. The desire for image to be replaced by a different, more symbolic charge of the written text and physical utterance is a call to restore faith in art's sustainability. Death meets birth for its eventual renewal. The quality of a photograph is called into question in a culture that is oversaturated with them. Hybrid Genre. At the same time."Chris Campanioni starts by cutting out his face in every fashion editorial he's ever been in. The confession begins. So much of my life is predicated on pretending or performance. Unless it's another performance, moving from the Lower East Side in 2015 to the Cannes film festival in 2011, Beverly Hills 90210 and the Day-Glo gaze of the Late Eighties and Early Nineties. Recycling it, re-arranging it. In re-evaluating the genre, Campanioni also re-evaluates our cultural capital, as well as our current modes of interaction and intimacy, exploring narcissism through the lens of self- effacement, pop culture, the cult of celebrity, and the value or function of art and (lost and) found art objects.. Language had become another performance for me. "The future is trash. Literary Nonfiction. Making it beautiful again.""Lately I had been thinking about writing
It flawlessly combines the stream-of-consciousness irregularities that make poetry so heartfelt with the progressive narrative of fiction that gets people to finish a book. I recommend this title to anyone looking for a break from normalcy or needing to take a deep look in the mirror." -- Nomadic Press . " Overall, I'd say Death of Art is one of the best books I've read in years