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Art, Mystery is a novella by Mayo Thompson that was published by Drag City in 2017.

Background

Flyer for book launch and signing, March 15, 2018

Thompson wrote the first draft in the 1980s and reworked it in 2015^[1]
On October 3, 2015 there was an event titled 'Art Mystery: An Evening with Mayo Thompson' where he read some excerpts from the book^[2]^[3]
On October 17, 2017, the book was announced with a promotional video^[4]
The book was released by Drag City on January 26, 2018
There was a book launch and signing event on March 15, 2018. Photos
Its sequel After Math was announced in 2023

Editions

Graphic design: Dan Osborn

Hardcover

Released in limited edition of 800.

Hardcover edition^[5]

Retrospectives

Mayo Thompson, 2015^[1]

KC: A few nights ago you kicked off your stay with a reading at The Kitchen entitled “Art Mystery.” It was spooky.
MT: That’s because of how we worked the lights, and the suspense that attends the tale. The main deal is the story of a man who was somebody, now going on as best he can in a new world, after having seriously blotted his copybook in the old one.
KC: The protagonist, an “export agent” excellently named “Tile,” pursues an elusive Pollaiuolo painting in a not-too-distant future/past art-market twilight zone. It’s a kind of neo-noir that reminded me of Theodore Roszak’s Flicker, or even Robbe-Grillet... I’d guess any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental?
MT: The story plays in Tirana, Albania, originally set when it was still a Socialist republic—and departs from a true story. The hero is a professional soccer player who gets sent abroad during a cup game. That’s as far as any similarity goes. I wrote the first draft in the ’80s, and changed his name to protect him, and me. I reworked it this year.

Reviews

Taz

Diedrich Diederichsen^[6]

November 13, 2018

References

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://bombmagazine.org/articles/mayo-thompson/

[2] ttps://thekitchen.org/event/art-mystery-an-evening-with-mayo-thompson

[3] ttps://vimeo.com/148400581

[4] ttps://www.dragcity.com/news/2017-10-17-mayo-thompson-delivers-a-new-novella-for-the-whole-family

[5] ttps://boomkat.com/products/art-mystery

[6] ttps://taz.de/Romandebuet-von-Mayo-Thompson/!5549257/

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-Novella by [[Mayo Thompson]].
+[[Art, Mystery]] is a novella by [[Mayo Thompson]] that was published by [[Drag City]] in 2017.
 == Background ==
 [[File:Art-Mystery-flyer-book-launch.jpg|upright|thumb|Flyer for book launch and signing, March 15, 2018]]
+* Thompson wrote the first draft in the 1980s and reworked it in 2015<ref name=":0">https://bombmagazine.org/articles/mayo-thompson/</ref>
 * On October 3, 2015 there was an event titled 'Art Mystery: An Evening with Mayo Thompson' where he read some excerpts from the book<ref>https://thekitchen.org/event/art-mystery-an-evening-with-mayo-thompson</ref><ref>https://vimeo.com/148400581</ref>
 * On October 17, 2017, the book was announced with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1DVPYTHebo promotional video]<ref>https://www.dragcity.com/news/2017-10-17-mayo-thompson-delivers-a-new-novella-for-the-whole-family</ref>
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 File:Art-Mystery-hardcover.jpg|Hardcover edition<ref>https://boomkat.com/products/art-mystery</ref>
 </gallery>
+== Retrospectives ==
+Mayo Thompson, 2015<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>KC: A few nights ago you kicked off your stay with a reading at The Kitchen entitled “Art Mystery.” It was spooky.
+MT: That’s because of how we worked the lights, and the suspense that attends the tale. The main deal is the story of a man who was somebody, now going on as best he can in a new world, after having seriously blotted his copybook in the old one.
+KC: The protagonist, an “export agent” excellently named “Tile,” pursues an elusive Pollaiuolo painting in a not-too-distant future/past art-market twilight zone. It’s a kind of neo-noir that reminded me of Theodore Roszak’s Flicker, or even Robbe-Grillet... I’d guess any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental?
+MT: The story plays in Tirana, Albania, originally set when it was still a Socialist republic—and departs from a true story. The hero is a professional soccer player who gets sent abroad during a cup game. That’s as far as any similarity goes. I wrote the first draft in the ’80s, and changed his name to protect him, and me. I reworked it this year.</blockquote>
 == Reviews ==