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New Musical Express OCTOBER 22, 2024 - by Laura Molloy

BRIAN ENO ANNOUNCES NEW BOOK 'WHAT ART DOES'

The book will ask questions about art, including: "Why do we do it? How does it help us? And how does it hold us all together?"

Brian Eno has announced a new book What Art Does, in collaboration with artist Bette A.

What Art Does is a full-colour, illustrated hardback book, available in a limited run of 777 copies. Each copy is signed and includes a slipcase hand-painted by Eno and A, with a black-and-white PDF version also available for a week following the initial release.

Per a press release, What Art Does will ask the questions: "Why do we do it? How does it help us? And how does it hold us all together?" by examining the "functions of fictional worlds", and suggesting a new theory of art.

All profits will be split between two charities: Earth Percent, a climate charity co-founded by Eno, and The Heroines! Movement, a non-profit collective of grassroots teams making story projects that celebrate local women role models co-founded by A.

A limited special edition will be available to ship from Metalabel and Enoshop on December 3, and hardback and ebook editions will be available from January 16, 2025.