ARGONAUT BOOKS

From a chance meeting with Pablo Picasso in Cannes in 1965 through his early days as a writer on the Evening Standard and his later role as chief art critic for The Times, Cork here reveals the characters behind the art. In a series of frank interviews - some scheduled, others serendipitous - Richard Cork uncovers the artist's inner thoughts, anxieties and creative ambitions. They include individuals who were able to look back over a lifetime's work, such as Louise Bourgeois, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns, as well as young artists at the beginning of their careers, such as Tracey Emin and ...Read More