On the Benefits of Friendship

Isabelle Graw

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English

Sternberg Press
25 April 2023

Theory of art; Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960

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 existential necessity-if only because it points to how we relate to and depend on others. Friendship, she finds, is as important as the air we breathe-with it, we are able to fully live.

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 existential necessity-if only because it points to how we relate to and depend on others. Friendship, she finds, is as important as the air we breathe-with it, we are able to fully live.

By: Isabelle Graw
Imprint: Sternberg Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9783956796524
ISBN 10: 3956796527
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 25 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 f r Bildende K nste-St delschule, 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.

Reviews for On the Benefits of Friendship

"""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"