{"product_id":"the-artist-the-portfolio-edition","title":"The Artist: The Portfolio Edition","description":"\u003csection class=\"books_about-book-section__s7jrV\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_container__K63E6 container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_right-column__zGVRF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_inner-content__f36zr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_wrapper__fYU_w\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_synopsis__S3HlC Synopsis_clamp__tBoqj\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"books_about-book-section__s7jrV\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_container__K63E6 container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_right-column__zGVRF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"books_inner-content__f36zr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_wrapper__fYU_w\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Synopsis_synopsis__S3HlC Synopsis_clamp__tBoqj\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreakdown Press, 2026, softcover, 177 pages, 17 x 22 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreakdown Press are excited to bring Anna Haifisch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e back to prin\u003cimg\u003et in a new omnibus edition, collecting both the original 2016 graphic novel and it’s 2019 follow-up, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Circle of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with additional strips including the brand new Bird Opera. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sharp and self-deprecating comedy that will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to make art. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59917916340608,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/81U84PnvqFL._SY522.jpg?v=1789726240","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/the-artist-the-portfolio-edition","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}