{"product_id":"exhibitionist-1-journal-1-depression-100-paintings-hardcover","title":"Exhibitionist: 1 Journal, 1 Depression, 100 Paintings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Mendelsund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed designer and novelist Peter Mendelsund, a deeply personal reflection on depression and the redemptive power of art, interspersed with 100 original paintings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early days of the pandemic, Peter Mendelsund and his family traveled up to a secluded New Hampshire farmhouse to weather the chaos. There began his journey through a crippling and seemingly intractable depression--which differed in degree but not in kind from episodes that have recurred periodically throughout his life--that brought him to the brink of suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelief came from an unlikely source: painting, something Peter had never contemplated doing before. And yet it became the thing that may very well have saved his life. Bleakly funny, profoundly moving, and--against all odds--truly inspiring, \u003ci\u003eExhibitionist\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an account of a mind thinking through its own suffering in real-time, and of the author's reckoning with his father's tortured legacy; it's also the story of the birth of an artist, and a portrait of an artist at work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER MENDELSUND\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eWeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSame Same\u003c\/i\u003e and the nonfiction works \u003ci\u003eWhat We See When We Read\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCover\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Look of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a renowned cover designer and the creative director of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 11.11 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52442219643187,"sku":"9781646222896","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ayfAXNBdlu9781646222896.webp?v=1758894749","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/exhibitionist-1-journal-1-depression-100-paintings-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}