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 A collection of essays by American art critic Dave Hickey, nicknamed âThe Bad Boy of Art Criticism.â  When Dave Hickey was twelve, he rode the surferâs dream: the perfect wave. And, like so many things in life we long for, it didnât quite turn outâhe shot the pier and dashed himself against the rocks of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, which nearly killed him.  Hickey went on to develop a career as one of Americaâs foremost critical iconoclasts, a trusted no-nonsense voice commenting on the worlds of art and culture. Perfect Wave brings together essays on a wide range of subjects from throughout Hickeyâs career, displaying his breadth of interest and powerful insight into what makes art work, or not, and why we care. With Hickey as our guide, we travel to Disneyland and Vegas, London and Venice. We discover the genius of Karen Carpenter and Waylon Jennings, learn why Robert Mitchum matters more than Jimmy Stewart, and see how the stillness of Antonioni speaks to us today. Never slow to judgeâor to surprise us in doing soâHickey relates his wincing disappointment in the later career of his early hero Susan Sontag and shows us the appeal to our commonality that weâve been missing in Norman Rockwell.  Bookended by previously unpublished personal essays that offer a new glimpse into Hickeyâs own lifeâincluding the aforementioned conclusion to his surfing careerâPerfect Wave is a welcome addition to the Hickey canon.  |
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