{"product_id":"untitled-aug31_18-32-46","title":"The Artist: The Portfolio Edition by Anna Haifisch","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnna Haifisch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakdown Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e143 × 165mm -- 220 pages -- paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBreakdown Press are excited to bring Anna Haifisch’s \u003cem\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/em\u003e back to print in a new omnibus edition, collecting both the original 2016 graphic novel and it’s 2019 follow-up, \u003cem\u003eThe Circle of Life\u003c\/em\u003e, along with additional strips including the brand new \u003cem\u003eBird Opera\u003c\/em\u003e. Now readers can experience the whole story in one hilarious and heart-wrenching volume, exposing the absurdity of the fine art world as experienced by a young artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eAnna Haifisch’s idiosyncratic, episodic comic chronicles the formative years of a young artist, satirising the exclusive, ephemeral and absurd world of fine art with all of its arcane protocols and quirks. Plagued by doubts and anxiety, the artist confronts constant setbacks and tantalizingly occasional glimpses of success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on Haifisch’s own experiences as an illustrator in both Germany and the USA, \u003cem\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp and self-deprecating comedy that will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to make art. In \u003cem\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/em\u003e, Haifisch has exposed the very nerves of what it means to be an artist in a world of ever shifting rules and complications, to hilarious and insightful ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakdown Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57228716572838,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/7814\/2118\/files\/FullSizeRender_f9b60896-4dc9-4898-81aa-5982fead3c52.jpg?v=1788214417","url":"https:\/\/partnersandson.com\/products\/untitled-aug31_18-32-46","provider":"partnersandson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}