In The Art Prophets; Richard Polsky introduces us to influential late twentieth-century dealers and tastemakers in the art world. These risk takers opened doors for artists; identified new movements; and resurrected art forms that had fallen into obscurity. In this distinctive tour; Polsky offers an insightful and engaging dialog between artists and the visionaries who paved their way. Table of contentsIvan Karp and Pop ArtStan Lee and Comic Book ArtChet Helms; Bill Graham; and the Art of the PosterJohn Ollman and Outsider ArtJoshua Baer and Native American ArtVirginia Dwan and EarthworksTod Volpe and CeramicsJeffrey Fraenkel and PhotographyLouis Meisel and PhotorealismTony Shafrazi and Street Art
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. FASCINATING CONTENT ABOUT A COMPLICATED WOMANBy ReaderBut ok. who isnt complicated? It was a thoroughly researched work about a time and place I remember fondly; my college years at NYU when Chris Durang. Andre and Wendy were the stars of the New York theater world. I never knew her and it was fascinating to find out about a person who at times I adored and at times I found cold and manipulative - as I am sure she herself was manipulated. We want to think of idols as perfect. This is not that kind of book. Its an honest look behind the curtain and for that it deserves a read. That is not to say it shines an unflattering light on her - it merely tells the truth about what it was like to be her. as much as a book can.My one issue is the title - a reference to Peter Pan that. while seemingly clever. was not worth misleading the reader and does no justice to its subject. This book is about Wendy and her life and yes there are men in it. and women and children who all play important roles. It seems strange to me to give short shrift to the whole of her by titling it something indicating an ensemble piece. It is not. It is simply the uncommon life of Wendy Wasserstein. I hope she knew what it was like to be truly loved and more important what it was like to truly and selflessly love back.39 of 41 people found the following review helpful. Wonderfully familiar. and sadly unfamiliarBy Jim CavanaughThe Wendy I knew. in her student days and throughout her amazing but too-short career. appears in all her rumpled. talented. giggling and ultra-loyal best in Ms. Salamons well-researched and beautifully-written bio. But its the insecure. self-doubting. loved-but-unloved. overwhelmingly secretive Wendy about whom I knew nothing - Nothing - whom Im meeting in this clear-cut. frank yet compassionate. brilliant character study. Wendys unbelievable family. her lifelong and career-long Best Friends (but no husband. or acknowledged father to her daughter). and the blue-ribbon assemblage of the late 20th-century American theatres movers and shakers. stars. producers and playwrights. are all brought fully dimensionally to life in Ms. Salamons easy-to-read but highly literate prose. No Pulitzer-and-Tony-Award Winner ever had a life filled with more highs and lows. nor hid it so well. nor was fortunate enough to have had that life warmly gathered into the understanding hands of an author of this calibre. Wendy complained through her plays that women had been lied to. that they could Not "have it all." But here in "Wendy and the Lost Boys." WE have the opportunity to "have it all." all about Wendys sad and happy. always intriguing life. - - - - - Jim Cavanaugh. Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts. Mount Holyoke College4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Oy. what a life...and the book it deservesBy Lesley DormenWendy Wasserstein and Julie Salamon are a match made in bio heaven. I loved this book for its knowing grasp of how Wendy Wasserstein. her work and her life. became a mirror for so many boomer concerns--especially for we women of a certain age who found ourselves caught between the demands of our families and our personal ambitions and struggled mightily to define ourselves. I loved it for showing exactly how an artists life. good and bad. creates her. You neednt be a fan of WWs work to appreciate how that life--her crazy family. her vulnerability about her appearance. her pleasures in and doubts about her innate talent. her capacity for and need of complicated friendships as a replacement for family. the secrets she kept. the steely ambition beneath the girlish giggle--informed her work. I loved Salamons insight into Wendys fierce love for and competition with her powerful brother Bruce. As a transplanted New Yorker and a (Jewish. female) writer myself. I loved the gossip element of this book--the glimpses of all those boldfaced names that peopled Wendys world during these tumultuous decades. I loved the way Salamon gives us a close-up view of how artists who happen to come up through the ranks at a particular moment in time (Ivy League. East Coast division in this case) create and define a cultural moment. Any woman who has wished her gay best friend could also be her mate will identify with Wendys difficulties finding a life partner. Salamons account of WWs desire for a child. accomplished in a third act cut way too short. is particularly moving. I didnt know Wendy Wasserstein though I might have. brushing up as I did against the worlds she walked through. But I hated finishing this book. I felt as if Id lost a friend. Bravo.
