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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY NPR, TIME, AND THE ECONOMIST
Get the Picture is one of the funniest books Ive read . . . Brilliant. The Washington Post
A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world. . . . Bosker goes full Tom Wolfe. TIME
Funny, whip-smart, and gorgeously written, Get the Picture will forever transform the way you see. . . . I loved every word. Suleika Jaouad, New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms
The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journeythis time burrowing deep inside the secretive world of art and artists
An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Boskers existence was upended when she wandered into the art worldand couldnt look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how sheor any of uscould engage with it more deeply.
In Get the Picture, Bosker throws herself into the nerve center of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators, and, of course, artists themselvesthe kind who work multiple jobs to afford their studios while scrabbling to get eyes on their art. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly-naked performance artist, and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for hours on end while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living.
Probing everything from cave paintings to Instagram, and from the science of sight to the importance of beauty as it examines arts role in our culture, our economy, and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.
Author: Bianca Bosker
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 04/15/2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780525562221
Language: English
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