false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172119728m/140987.jpg 140987 1 "As enjoyable and provocative a book of criticism as anyone has published in years."--Rolling Stone. "Hickey creates music of his own with the style of a good short-fiction writer and the insight of a first-rate thinker."--The Nation. "...a deliciously democratic style of prose."--The Boston Phoenix. "Air Guitar is naked pleasure, executing an unabashed literary seduction."--Los Angeles Times. Third Printing. 135885 2 8 1997 Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy total:553|5:245|4:206|3:73|2:24|1:5| 553 2321 867 80 5 2 false false Tue Jul 29 18:22:22 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 11:08:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 18:22:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 20:26:11 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 02 20:00:54 -0800 2008
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A colleague of mine (with a BFA and MFA in tow) mentioned that he read a good bit of Dave Hickey in art school. I can believe it. I spent much of my time during the reading of this book thinking, "Jesus, I need to write this stuff down, other...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 07:37:07 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:30:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 10:06:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 10:09:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 27 22:15:27 -0800 2009 Mon May 11 06:59:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Jan 01 10:20:12 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 10:24:54 -0800 2009
As criticism, though, the Liberace piece is amazing.

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