Marina Abramovic Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn't Sorry. (Not Sorry)

by Fausto Gilberti (Author)

Marina Abramovic Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn't Sorry. (Not Sorry)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Not Sorry

The first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer - Marina Abramovic

Marina Abramovic is a world-famous artist who uses her body to perform in unexpected and unusual ways that make an audiences think.

She once sat back-to-back with her partner and had their hair tied together for over 17 hours. Another time, museum visitors watch her scrub 1,500 cow bones for six hours a day.

This innovative book tells an inspiring story about the pioneering performance artist who is also the first female artist to hold a major solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

This special celebration for young readers of one of the most important contemporary woman artists of our time features striking black-and-white and red illustrations printed in Pantones throughout, together with a reproduction of the artist's work and a brief biography at the back of the book. In this innovative volume, Marina Abramovic and her cutting-edge work are brought to life for young readers like never before.

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Revelatory and perceptive ... Not only will young artists with unconventional visions of their own feel validated, but audiences of all sorts should come away with expanded perspectives on what art can be.

Fausto Gilberti
Fausto Gilberti is a painter and illustrator based in Brescia, Italy. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, and has been part of more than a hundred solo and group exhibitions, both in Italy and abroad. He writes the books in this artist biography series to make contemporary art approachable and enjoyable for his two children.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781838668822
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Publication date
October 08, 2024
Series
Not Sorry
BISAC categories
JNF007010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
JNF006000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | General
Library of Congress categories
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