What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory PB_Gift_Guide Winner of the 2014 PEN

Winner of the 2014 PEN USA Literary Award for Translation

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What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory PB_Gift_Guide Winner of the 2014 PENAny aspiring artistbut especially any aspiring musicianwill be grateful.Amanda Petrusich, the New Yorker "Really delightful."Ezra Klein Why do we need art? What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us. Curious and playful, richly illustrated, full of ideas and life, it is an inspiring call to imagine a