Acute misfortune : the life and death of Adam Cullen / Erik Jensen.
Publication details: Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., 2014.Description: 196 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781863956932 (hardback) :) :
- Life and death of Adam Cullen
- 759.994 23
Contents:
Summary: "“Acute Misfortune” is a riveting account of the life and death of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, the man behind the Archibald Prize-winning portrait of David Wenham. Jensen follows Cullen through drug deals and periods of deep self-reflection, onwards into his court appearance for weapons possession and finally his death in 2012 at the age of forty-six. The story is by turns tender and horrifying: a spare tale of art, sex, drugs and childhood, told at close quarters and without judgement." -- Book jacket.
Prologue -- Death -- Persona -- Art -- Mother -- Drugs -- Archibald -- Father -- Sex -- Court -- End.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 759.994 JEN | Available | 058144 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Prologue -- Death -- Persona -- Art -- Mother -- Drugs -- Archibald -- Father -- Sex -- Court -- End.
"“Acute Misfortune” is a riveting account of the life and death of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, the man behind the Archibald Prize-winning portrait of David Wenham. Jensen follows Cullen through drug deals and periods of deep self-reflection, onwards into his court appearance for weapons possession and finally his death in 2012 at the age of forty-six. The story is by turns tender and horrifying: a spare tale of art, sex, drugs and childhood, told at close quarters and without judgement." -- Book jacket.