The stories of artists and their artworks are often filled with bad blood due to artistic rivalries, which serve a larger purpose in how cultures approach art and the artist. These rivalries can be traced back to historical events, personal conflicts, and artistic differences, and they often result in dramatic moments of narrative. By exploring these rivalries, we can gain a deeper understanding of how art fans respond to art and the artists who create it.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2019
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Immerse yourself in 18 infamous artistic rivalries, dramatized with gripping moments of narrative, to understand how the rivalries that art fans love to gossip about serve a larger purpose in the way cultures approach the idea of art and the artist. Why did Michelangelo loathe Raphael for decades after the latter had died? How did Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse balance their perpetual competition with a lifelong friendship? What transgression pitted the notorious titans of the London graffiti scene, Banksy and King Robbo, in a rivalry that ended with a tragic and unforeseeable death? An investigative journey transforms some of the "big names" of the art world into real people—often grumpy, ornery, antagonistic, and flawed—and better reveals how all of us respond to art.

Why is there so much bad blood involved in the stories of artists and their artworks?

Immerse yourself in 18 infamous artistic rivalries, dramatized with gripping moments of narrative, to understand how the rivalries that art fans love to gossip about serve a larger purpose in the way cultures approach the idea of art and the artist. Why did Michelangelo loathe Raphael for decades after the latter had died? How did Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse balance their perpetual competition with a lifelong friendship? What transgression pitted the notorious titans of the London graffiti scene, Banksy and King Robbo, in a rivalry that ended with a tragic and unforeseeable death? An investigative journey transforms some of the "big names" of the art world into real people—often grumpy, ornery, antagonistic, and flawed—and better reveals how all of us respond to art.

Weight: 326g
Dimension: 230 x 185 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764357305