{"title":"Joe Brainard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Brainard's\u003c\/strong\u003e work is a unique blend of memoir and art, inviting readers into a world where memory and emotion intertwine. His acclaimed book \u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies a distinctive style of recollection, capturing the fleeting moments of everyday life with honesty and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of love, identity, and creativity, Brainard's writing resonates deeply within the realms of \u003cem\u003ebiography and arts \u0026amp; culture\u003c\/em\u003e. His voice offers a quietly powerful reflection on the human experience, appealing to those who appreciate intimate, thoughtful storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-remember-by-joe-brainard-9781917092234","title":"I Remember","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Olivia Laing, alongside Paul Auster's original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A masterpiece. One by one, the so-called important books of our time will be forgotten, but Joe Brainard's modest little gem will endure.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn enduring gem, Joe Brainard's \u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary and artistic cult classic. Brainard's method was brilliantly simple: to set down specific memories as they rose to the surface of his consciousness, each beginning with the refrain 'I remember': 'I remember that little jerk you give just before you fall asleep. Like falling.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecollections - jokes, confessions, daydreams and memories - were carefully, lovingly woven together. They were of family and friends; of movie stars; of early heterosexual fumblings and later gay life. Brainard's pared-back prose dodged both self-pity and judgement of others, and was written with an ear for musical cadence and an extraordinary painter's eye. The result is witty, incantatory, profound and wholly captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985616130284,"sku":"9781917092234","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0b71ad88f3f9ea5b08208b732cf58040.jpg?v=1763029409"},{"product_id":"i-remember-by-joe-brainard-9781907903571","title":"I Remember","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e by Joe Brainard is a cult classic, envied and admired by writers from Frank O'Hara to John Ashbery and Edmund White.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs autobiography, Brainard's method was brilliantly simple: he set down specific memories as they rose to the surface of his consciousness, each prefaced by the refrain \"I remember.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifty-two years after its original US publication in 1970, this is the first UK edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"In simple, forthright, declarative sentences, he charts the map of the human soul and permanently alters the way we look at the world. \u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e is both uproariously funny and deeply moving. It is also one of the few totally original books I have ever read.\" - Paul Auster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I would make a case for \u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the twenty or so most important American autobiographies, important for its air of unimportance and for its mingling of cultural bric-a-brac with sexual frankness and self-revelation.\" - \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351238295788,"sku":"9781907903571","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7875783482867.jpg?v=1772505466"},{"product_id":"love-joe-by-joe-brainard-9780231203425","title":"Love, Joe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn artist and writer whose charming and inventive works are at once modest and ambitious, Joe Brainard was one of the most distinctive figures on New York City's vibrant cultural scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Widely known for his influential experimental memoir, \u003cem\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e, Brainard worked in a variety of forms, from New York School–aligned poetry to Pop Art–adjacent artworks, including wild riffs on the comic strip character Nancy. His art drew on the everyday and popular culture, exuding a sense of amiability, wit, and generosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove, Joe\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of Brainard's letters stretching from 1959 to 1993, offering an intimate view of his personal and artistic life. They allow readers to witness an extraordinarily fertile moment in New York's history, when literary and visual arts intersected with happenings, proto-punk and psychedelic rock concerts, and experimental music and dance performances. Brainard's letters to his partner, Kenward Elmslie, and others also open a window onto the transformations of queer life during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis correspondents include poet and artist friends such as John Ashbery, Anne Waldman, Ted Berrigan, Alice Notley, Fairfield Porter, Ron Padgett, Bernadette Mayer, James Schuyler, Alex Katz, and Andy Warhol, as well as lovers, patrons, high school friends, and fans. At once an insider's view of the art and literary worlds and a revelation of Brainard's creative process, these letters invite readers to share in his radical but gentle candour, his open-mindedness, and a sophisticated naiveté that helped him erase the conventional barriers between art and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431487684844,"sku":"9780231203425","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231203425.jpg?v=1774557703"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/joe-brainard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}