《竞争的艺术》内容简介

　　这是关于两个杰出的灵魂相遇的故事。当最可贵的知音亦是自己最强劲的对手时，会发生什么？艺术评论家塞巴斯蒂安·斯密为我们讲述了四个这样的故事。

　　马蒂斯与毕加索，马奈与德加，弗洛伊德与培根，波洛克与德·库宁，八位现代艺术史上屈指可数的伟大画家。他们曾彼此亲近，相映生辉，也曾相互疏远，相互怨怼。《竞争的艺术》探寻作为一个艺术家，一步步成就自己风格、发出自己声音的道路——这几乎总是伴随着对他人期待的有意背离。

　　作者并不探讨苦涩嫉妒和仇恨攻击，而是试图分析艺术界本来就脆弱易感的创作风格，在人际关系亲疏影响下所产生的景仰、模仿、退让，和愿意“接受风格相互影响”的开放性，探寻被吸引和保有独特性之间艰难的平衡。

　　作者简介

　　塞巴斯蒂安·斯密SebastianSmee，艺术评论家，普利策奖获得者。他在多所大学和机构授课，如耶鲁、哈佛、纽约大都会博物馆。2016年10月他应邀以新书《竞争的艺术》（TheArtofRivalry）为题，参加普利策百年纪念演说。

Introduction to the Art of Competition

This is the story of two extraordinary souls who meet. What happens when your most valuable friend is also your greatest opponent? Art critic Sebastian Smith tells us four such stories.

Matisse and Picasso, Manet and Degas, Freud and Bacon, Pollock and de Kooning, eight of the greatest painters in the history of modern art. They have been close to each other, and each other bright, and have been estranged, and each other bitter. The Art of Competition explores the step-by-step path to making your own style and voice known as an artist - almost always accompanied by a deliberate departure from the expectations of others.

The author does not explore bitter jealousy and hate attacks, but attempts to analyze the fragile creative style of the art world, the admiration, imitation and surrender produced by the influence of interpersonal closeness, and the openness of willing to "accept the mutual influence of styles", and explores the difficult balance between being attracted and maintaining uniqueness.

About the author

SebastianSmee is an art critic and Pulitzer Prize winner. He has taught at universities and institutions such as Yale, Harvard, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In October 2016, he was invited to give the Pulitzer Centennial Lecture on the Artof Competition (TheArtofRivalry).