Description A companion to an exhibition inspired by the work of celebrated American painter and critic Manny Farber, this book explores Farber's concept of Termite Art, an argument for the vital importance of art drawn from the everyday.
Termite Art, in Farber's definition, is art born of observing and acknowledging the transitory nature of daily life.
It is also a key antidote to the widespread problem of White Elephant art-- big, swaggering masterpiece art s.
Prestel Publishing One day at a time: manny farber and termite art, hardcover/helen molesworth
