Lives of the Artists
Calvin Tomkins, . . Holt/Macrae, $26 (254pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-8872-4
In these biographical essays on 10 of the most interesting contemporary artists, Tomkins's access is astonishing, as when he dines with Jasper Johns and his wife in their Caribbean home in St. Martin, watches John Currin paint or receives revealing gifts from Maurizio Cattelan (“he loves giving odd presents to his friends.... His gifts to my wife include a large three-dimensional display ad for Oscar Mayer franks...”). A deft biographer, Tomkins (
Reviewed on: 08/04/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
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