{"product_id":"art-work-on-the-creative-life-9781419780714","title":"Art Work: On the Creative Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated new book by artist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erudite, frank, and funny.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Amor Towles, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Work\u003c\/i\u003e, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in the same direct, fearless, and occasionally outrageous tone of her bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eHold Still\u003c\/i\u003e, this new book reaffirms Mann as a unique and resonant voice for our times and is destined to become a classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated throughout with photographs, journal entries, and letters that bring immediacy and poignancy to the narrative, \u003ci\u003e Art Work \u003c\/i\u003eis full of thought-provoking insights about the hazards of early promise; the unpredictable role of luck; the value of work, work, work, and more hard work; the challenges of rejection and distraction; the importance of risk-taking; and the rewards of knowing why and when you say yes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In sparkling prose and thoughtfully juxtaposed visuals and ephemera, \u003ci\u003eArt Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a generous, provocative, and compulsively readable exploration of creativity by one of our most original thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419780714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sally Mann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334172999861,"sku":"9781419780714","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_46e63000-49da-4b14-8f95-381300d395cb.jpg?v=1752584047","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/art-work-on-the-creative-life-9781419780714","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}