Akademie X: Lessons in Art + Life

• It brings together a faculty of artists and writers from across the globe, including high profile art educators, including Shirley Tse, the featured artist of exhibition 'Shirley Tse: Stakes and Holders' at M+ Pavilion.
• The contributors draw on their extensive experience in the contemporary art world, to share previously untold stories and identify the crucial things they wish they’d known at the start of their careers.
• They gives advice, which ranges from practical considerations about making art and managing professional relationships, to ideological perspectives on the nature of learning and the state of art education in the 21^st.
• The book engages everyone with an interest in the lives of artists.
• The entries are illustrated with visually compelling art works to engage and inspire the reader.

Format: Paperback, 352 pages
Dimensions: 29.2 x 21.5cm
Language: English
Contributors: Shirley Tse, Marina Abramovic, Carol Bove, Mark Dion, Olafur Eliasson, Dan Graham, Joan Jonas, Miranda July, Bob Nickas, Raqs Media Collective, Neo Rauch, John Stezaker, Richard Wentworth and Christopher Williams
Editor: Lisa Gabrielle Mark
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2015
ISBN: 9780714867366