{"product_id":"the-spectacle-of-skill-isbn-9780307385994","title":"The Spectacle of Skill","description":"Over the course of his distinguished career, Robert Hughes wrote with brutal honesty about art, architecture, culture, religion—and himself. \u003ci\u003eThe Spectacle of Skill\u003c\/i\u003e brings together some of his most unforgettable pieces, culled from nine of his most widely read and important books, alongside never-before-published pages from his unfinished second volume of memoirs. Showcasing Hughes’s enormous range, this indispensable anthology offers a uniquely cohesive view of both the critic and the man.“An eye-opener. [\u003ci\u003eThe Spectacle of Skill\u003c\/i\u003e] contains some of the most nakedly emotional prose [Hughes] ever committed to paper.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hughes wrote many kinds of things in a career that spanned four decades . . . but his primary goal was always the same: to entertain, especially while he was educating. \u003ci\u003eThe Spectacle of Skill\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as a generous reminder to all those familiar with Hughes’s prose of just how dazzlingly he succeeded at that goal, and it will introduce newcomers to one of the great critical voices of the late 20th century.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Spectacle of Skill\u003c\/i\u003e] echo[es] with an erudite authority that would seem impossible to obtain in our day, and a bombast that would be unbearably rude. The combination, conveyed in a clear and entertaining prose, will feel nostalgic even to those who come to know [Hughes] only by this book.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Art writing is rarely readable and hardly ever done well. Few did it better than Robert Hughes.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For anyone who wishes emphatically to know what is what in the here and now.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003eRobert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. In 1970 he moved to the United States to become chief art critic for \u003ci\u003eTime,\u003c\/i\u003e a position he held until 2001. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, The Culture of Complaint, Barcelona, Goya, Things I Didn’t Know,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion, and was the recipient of a number of literary awards and prizes, including two Frank Jewett-Mather Awards. He is widely held as the most respected art critic of our time.Introduction by Adam Gopnik","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300942303461,"sku":"NP9780307385994","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307385994.jpg?v=1767741612","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-spectacle-of-skill-isbn-9780307385994","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}