{"product_id":"cat-is-art-spelled-wrong-paperback","title":"Cat Is Art Spelled Wrong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Casey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChris Fischbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSarah Schultz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee House Press, a major nonprofit publisher, recently launched a Kickstarter for a book examining the Internet's cat video fetish. The book, if the Kickstarter campaign reaches its $25,000 goal, will be titled \u003ci\u003eCat is Art Spelled Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, and examine themes like what makes something art, whether art is good or bad, and how taste develops. In other words, cat videos can actually be . . . pretty serious.--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee House Press one-ups all boring Kickstarter campaigns with Catstarter, a campaign to fund a book on cat videos.--\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoffee House Press's upcoming book, titled \u003ci\u003eCat is Art Spelled Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, takes the opportunity to examine a seemingly irrelevant subject from new perspectives--from 'the line is between reality\/self on the internet' to 'how cat videos demonstrate either that nothing matters, or that any art matters if anyone thinks it does.' Thus, it's an earnest attempt to uncover more about human nature--especially in today's internet-driven world.--\u003ci\u003eCool Hunting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen writers, all addressing not just our fascination with cat videos, but also how we decide what is good or bad art, or art at all; how taste develops, how that can change, and why we love or hate something. It's about people and technology and just what it is about cats that makes them the internet's cutest despots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: Sasha Archibald, Will Braden, Stephen Burt, Maria Bustillos, David Carr, Matthea Harvey, Alexis Madrigal, Joanne McNeil, Ander Monson, Kevin Nguyen, Elena Passarello, Jillian Steinhauer, Sarah Schultz, and Carl Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Schultz is the former Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice at the Walker Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771483685152,"sku":"9781566894111","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0e2a76769b695df71f3975a7786da0b.webp?v=1780387366","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cat-is-art-spelled-wrong-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}