The Accidental Masterpiece
by Michael Kimmelman · first published 2005
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…really buying imo, and yes it very well can be worth it) ---------- p.s. My favorite easy-to-read book for cynics trying to understand why 'who the artists is' matters so much in the 'aura' of art is The Accidental Masterpiece, by Saltz's competitor haha, Michael Kimmelman of nytimes his short essays capture the 'essence' of different types of minds at work. A decade later I'll randomly think of the people from the book,…
on “The Art Criticism of Jerry Saltz” ↗…interesting non-fiction books I liked; - Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller - How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson - The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa by Michael Kimmelman - The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - The TATAS: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation by Girish Kuber 1. https://brajeshwar.com/2024/books/
on “Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024?” ↗