EAN: 9780571212460

NEIL LABUTE - GEBRAUCHT SHAPE OF THINGS - PREIS...

A startling dissection of cruelty and artistic creation from the author of In the Company of
Men and Your Friends and Neighbors   In a modern version of Adam's seduction by Eve  The Shape
of Things pits gentle  awkward  overweight Adam against experienced  analytical  amoral Evelyn
a graduate student in art. After a chance meeting at a museum  Evelyn and Adam embark on an
intense relationship that causes shy and principled Adam to go to extraordinary lengths 
including cosmetic surgery  and a betrayal of his best friend  to improve his appearance and
character. In the process  Evelyn's subtle and insistent coaching results in a reconstruction
of Adam's fundamental moral character. Only in a final and shocking exhibition does Evelyn
reveal the nature of her interest in Adam  of her detached artist's perspective and sense of
authority--to her  Adam is no more than "flesh.... one of the most perfect materials on earth.
Natural  beautiful  and malleable." Labute's latest work is an intense and disturbing study not
only of the uses of power within human relationships  but also of the ethics involved in the
relationship of art and life. To what extent is an artist licensed to shape and change her
medium or to alter the work of another artist? What is acceptable artistic material? At what
point does creation become manipulation  and at what point does creation destroy? Or  is the
new Adam  handsome and confident if heart broken  an admirable result of the most challenging
artistic endeavor? The Shape of Things challenges society's most deeply entrenched ideas about
art  manipulation  and love.

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