The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech

by William Deresiewicz

Book Overview

A deeply researched warning about how the digital economy threatens artists' lives and work--the music, writing, and visual art that sustain our souls and societies--from an award-winning essayist and critic

There are two stories you hear about earning a living as an artist in the digital age. One comes from Silicon Valley. There's never been a better time to be an artist, it goes. If you've got a laptop, you've got...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250125510
• ISBN13: 9781250125514
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"