Perfect Wave: More Essays on Art and Democracy

by Dave Hickey

Book Overview

A collection of essays by American art critic Dave Hickey, nicknamed "The Bad Boy of Art Criticism."

When Dave Hickey was twelve, he rode the surfer's dream: the perfect wave. And, like so many things in life we long for, it didn't quite turn out--he shot the pier and dashed himself against the rocks of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, which nearly killed him.

Hickey went on to develop a career as one of America's foremost critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226333140
• ISBN13: 9780226333144
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"