Matt Lamb

Richard Speer 지음

Wiley 2013년 04월 11일 출간

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A revised edition of the tell-all biography of the businessman turned outsider artistIn this no-holds-barred biography of controversial artist Matt Lamb, Richard Speer takes readers on an all-access tour of Lamb's life and times. With true insider access that includes interviews with family and friends and Lamb's own personal archives, the book offers a massively compelling look at the artist's life. The successful millionaire CEO of a family business, Lamb turned away from business and toward painting as a response to a diagnosis of grave illness. Whether that diagnosis was accurate or not, it was the basis for a massive personal transformation, from wealthy but little-known businessman to an artist hailed as the heir of Pablo Picasso. Thumbing his nose at the art establishment that dismissed his work and wealth as the antithesis of starving-artist chic, Lamb dedicated his work to world peace and redefined the art world in the process. Revised to cover the years leading up to the artist's death in early 2012Tells the story of a truly unique character who succeed spectacularly in the wildly different worlds of business and artThis book offers an insider's look at the art world's ultimate quot;outside insiderquot;For those who relish tales of larger-than-life personalities who break the mold, Matt Lamb: The Art of Success is a thrilling and enlightening biography of an unforgettable personality.

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Introduction xiPART ONEThe Prince of ParadoxCHAPTER ONEA Portrait of the Starving Artist as Tycoon 3PART TWOThe BackstoryCHAPTER TWOButchering Sheep and Sipping Tea 19CHAPTER THREESouth Side Story 25CHAPTER FOURThe Love Affair That Began in the Womb 35CHAPTER FIVEFamily Business and Other Oxymorons 39CHAPTER SIXThe Sales of a Death Man 51CHAPTER SEVENDrunken Days and Papal Knights 67PART THREEThe CrisisCHAPTER EIGHTThe Funeral Director Picks His Own Casket 77CHAPTER NINEMisdiagnosis or Miracle? 83PART FOURThe New LifeCHAPTER TENThe Undertaker&'s New Undertaking 91CHAPTER ELEVENThe Jew, the Nun, the Architect, and the Old Irish Bastard 101CHAPTER TWELVELamb Debuts to Rants and Raves 107CHAPTER THIRTEENThe Wake as Collage 113CHAPTER FOURTEENPower Plays 117CHAPTER FIFTEENThe Tycoon Tackles Gandhi 121CHAPTER SIXTEENChaos, Rage, and the White Heat of Passion 127CHAPTER SEVENTEENFinding Faces in the Clouds 133CHAPTER EIGHTEENThe Spirits Who Live in the Canvas 137CHAPTER NINETEENThe Characters Take the Stage 145PART FIVEThe Career BlossomsCHAPTER TWENTYGetting Hammered 155CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEPainting for Pierre Cardin 159CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOFinding Fassbender 163CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEThe Doyenne in Leather Pants 171CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURThe Dealer with Glow-Stick Nunchucks 177PART SIXThe Pope, the Princess, and the Giant ChildCHAPTER TWENTY-FIVEPainting for the Pope 187CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXThe Spiritualist Takes On the Mall of America 191CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENThe Knight and the Princess 195CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTGiant Chi

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저자(글) Richard Speer