{"product_id":"the-wendy-award-paperback","title":"The Wendy Award - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverybody's favorite party girl Wendy is \u003ci\u003eso\u003c\/i\u003e back\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Wendy is nominated for the coveted National FoodHut Contemporary Art Prize alongside her friend Winona, all of her millennial dreams seem to be coming true. She lives a post-pandemic, polyamorous fine artist's lifestyle in the big city and basks in the glory of national attention with the success of her popular comic strip, \"Wanda.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not even achieving bona fide art star fame can hide the truth: a never-ending struggle with imposter syndrome. After she cracks in an online interview and gets dragged in the comments section, she heads straight to a local watering hole to drown her sorrows. Several lines of coke, too many drinks, and one all night rager with fans later, Wendy is ready to curse Gen Z and confront her addictions. All the while, she and Winona drift apart as a younger Indigenous artist wedges herself between them. Will Wendy's commitment to change wind up short-lived? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wendy Award\u003c\/i\u003e incisively skewers the art world with its corporate overlords, performative activism, generational wealth, and weaponized therapy speak. A showcase of Walter Scott's deft wit and social commentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Wendy Award\u003c\/i\u003e asks the hard questions, like Do they still give awards to men? Should we be grateful for the exposure? And what exactly is Big Auntie Energy?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Scott is an interdisciplinary artist working in comics, drawing, video, performance, and sculpture. His graphic novel series \u003ci\u003eWendy\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the continuing misadventures of a young artist in a satirical imagining of the contemporary art world. Scott's eponymous party girl has previously been featured in three graphic novels \u003ci\u003eWendy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWendy's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWendy: Master of Art\u003c\/i\u003e as well as in \u003ci\u003eCanadian Art;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArt in America; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoMA Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Scott was nominated for the Sobey Art Award, considered to be the preeminent fine art award in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.99 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750262276384,"sku":"9781770467415","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/11e3a34f8a4d0bec322af7e6be82b0a1.webp?v=1779947217","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wendy-award-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}