On the Benefits of Friendship by Isabelle Graw - ISBN: 9783956796524
Paperback
Friendship: Existential necessity, navigating competition, and finding true connection.

On the Benefits of Friendship

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2023

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Summary

A diaristic novel on contemporary friendship and its importance.

Isabelle Graw’s latest book reflects on the purposes and struggles of friendship in competitive social milieus. By focusing on her own social milieu-the art world-Graw demonstrates how friendships are neither totally disinterested nor reduceable to their use. Written in the intimate form of a fictional diary, this book laments useful friendships while praising true friendship in all its forms. For Graw, friendship is an …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783956796524
ISBN-10:3956796527
Author:Isabelle Graw
Publisher:Sternberg Press
Imprint:Sternberg Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:25 April 2023
Weight:340g
Dimensions:231mm x 151mm x 12mm
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Critics Review

“Though Graw pushes her inquiry forward with a deceptively dry, deliberate, even Aristotelian air, the little bombs she drops page after page crackle with authenticity.”
—Anna Ostoya, Artforum

About The Author

Isabelle Graw

Isabelle Graw is the publisher of the journal Texte zur Kunst, which she cofounded with Stefan Germer (1958-1998) in 1990, and professor of art history and art theory at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste-Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main. Her previous books include In Another World- Notes, 2014-2017, The Love of Painting- Genealogy of a Success Medium, and High Price- Art Between the Market and Celebrity Culture.

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