The Art of Dying

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STAFF RECOMMENDS "Following a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer, New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl experienced a period of improved health resulting from a series of experimental medical treatments. Taking full advantage of this unexpected time, he authored the forty-six essays collected in this volume. Schjeldahl exhibits a penetrating insight into a wide range of art subjects through an evocative use of language that never condescends or devolves into jargon. These final essays also serve as evidence…