Brian Eno announces new book ‘What Art Does’

nme.com:

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.