All the Beauty in the World (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
240
Utgivningsdatum
2024-03-21
Förlag
Vintage
Dimensioner
20 x 191 x 130 mm
Vikt
195 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781529924596

All the Beauty in the World

A Museum Guards Adventures in Life, Loss and Art

Häftad,  Engelska, 2024-03-21
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** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ** A revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art 'Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of you would have been written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist - but by a museum guard?' Sunday Times When Patricks older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art. All the Beauty in the World recounts Patricks time as a museum guard, keeping quiet vigil over some of our greatest treasures and uncovering the Mets innermost secrets. As his connection to the art and the life that swirls around it grows, so does Patrick and gradually he emerges transformed by heartbreak, community and the power of art to illuminate life in all its pain, pleasure and hope. 'As luminous as the old masters paintings' Daily Mail 'Consoling and beautiful' Guardian 'Marvellous' Daily Telegraph 'A beautiful tale about beauty. It is also a tale about grief, balancing solitude and comradeship, and finding joy in both the exalted and the mundane' Washington Post *New York Times bestseller, Nov 24
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Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of the year would be written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist but by a museum guard? * Sunday Times, *Art Book of the Year* * Greek vases, an Iroquois turtle rattle, Picassos. His every word about them is illuminating. The big picture is arts power to console and unite * Financial Times *Best Books of 2023* * Consoling and beautiful * Guardian * Hauntingly beautiful ... elegant ... a work of art as luminous as the old masters' paintings that comforted [Bringley] in his grief * Daily Mail Online * Bringley is a marvellous guide ... All the Beauty in the World succeeds joyously * Daily Telegraph * Told with real literary gusto and an impressive command of pace and shape. After finishing this book, plenty of sensitive readers will be desperate to become museum guards * Sunday Times * An uplifting memoir that recalls his time behind the scenes there with colour, pathos and flair * Mail on Sunday * I loved Bringleys book. It taught me how to get more out of museums, how to pay attention, and how to think differently about time * Financial Times * This absorbing memoir is also a beautifully written manual on how to appreciate art, and life. It's a must read for art lovers * Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring * Wonderful. If you have ever been to a museum and stood motionless before an exhibit, if you've ever looked at a painting and found yourself crying, if you have ever wondered how a sculptor could find a human body inside a block of stone, this book is for you * Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships *

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Patrick Bringley worked for ten years as a guard in the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Previously, he worked in the editorial events office at the New Yorker magazine. He lectures widely at museums and leads public and private tours of the Met (more information can be found at patrickbringley.com). He lives with his wife and children in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. All the Beauty in the World is his first book.