Description: In Dime-Store Alchemy, poet Charles Simic refects on the life and work of Joseph Cornell, the maverick surrealist who is one of Americas great artists. Simics spare prose is as enchanting and luminous as the mysterious boxes of found objects for which Cornell is justly renowned. In a work that is in various degrees biography, criticism, and sheer poetry, Simic tells the story of Cornells life and illuminates the hermetic mysteries of his extraordinary boxesobjects in which private obsessions were alchemically transformed into enduring works of art. Simic sees Cornells work as exemplifying a distinctively American aesthetic, open to the world, improvisatory, at once homemade and universal, modest and teasing and profound. Full of unexpected riches, Dime-Store Alchemy is both an entrancing meditation on the nature of art and a perfect introduction to a major American artist by one of his peersa book that can be perused at length or dipped into at leisure again and again.This is a PREOWNED book but 100% Guaranteed Satisfaction. Please examine the pictures carefully because the item in them is the exact one you will receive. Also, don't hesitate to ask for any other photos if needed. If you're not satisfied, please take advantage of our free return policy. You may note some remnants of your book's past life - an autograph, an inscription, a dog-eared corner, or some yellowed pages. We do our very best to notate any flaws, but occasionally we may miss something. If you're not satisfied, please take advantage of our free return policy. We are a small Veteran owned business and truly appreciate your patronage. Ships well packaged and via USPS Media Mail, unless otherwise requested (may result in an additional charge). Will ship out next business day after payment is received in most cases, no more than than the 2nd business day after payment.
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Binding: hardcover
Pages: 116
Brand: Brand: NYRB Classics
Unspsc Code: 55101500
Subject Code: ART016000
Target Audience: General/trade
Number Of Items: 1
Edition: Main
Series Title: New York Review Books Classics
Publication Date: 2006-09-12T00:00:01Z
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Item Name: Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell
Street Date: 2006-09-12T00:00:01Z
Product Site Launch Date: 2007-01-04T14:44:45-00:00
Style: ABIS_BOOK
Book Title: Dime-Store Alchemy : the Art of Joseph Cornell
Number of Pages: 116 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: Individual Artists / General, General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Poetry
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Item Length: 7.2 in
Author: Charles. Simic
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: New York Review Books Classics
Format: Hardcover
