Nina Simone's gum
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On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for twenty years. This book is about how something so small can form beautiful connections between people. It is a story about the meaning we place on things, on experiences, and how they become imbued with spirituality. It is a celebration of artistic process, friendship, understanding and love.
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PUBLISHED
London : Faber & Faber Limited, 2021.
Year Published: 2021
Description: 199 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780571365623
0571365620
SUBJECTS
Ellis, Warren, -- 1965- -- Art collections.
Simone, Nina, -- 1933-2003.
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Collectors and collecting.