Description
Didion, Joan. – Als, Hilton (ed.): . Joan Didion: What She Means. D.A.P. / DelMonico Books, 2022. Tall 4to in yellow clothed hardcover – 9 x 12.5 inch. / 128 pgs / 80 color / 32 bw. As new copy
First edition
Tribute to Didion published to accompany the Hilton Als curated group exhibition at the Hammer Museum: A chronologically arranged visual exploration of the late author’s origins, writing and cultural impact includes work from more than 50 artists as well as three previously uncollected texts: “In Praise of Unhung Wreaths and Love” (1969); a much-excerpted 1975 commencement address at UC Riverside; and “The Year of Hoping for Stage Magic” (2007)
“The range of artworks presented here is impressive, and the depth of Als’s friendship with Didion is evident in his curation and in his introductory essay, in which he writes, “Didion always admired those artists who represented or tried to understand that which could not be understood.”
