“The Last Days of Roger Federer”
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Date & Time
Thu, May 26 5:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Address (map)
1130 State Street
Venue (website)
S.B. Museum of Art
“The Last Days of Roger Federer”: Considering Creativity and Aging
Parallel Stories with Geoff Dyer
In his latest book, the idiosyncratic and indefatigable Geoff Dyer turns his well-honed wit and sharp-edged wisdom to the consideration of endings. Taking a closer look at endings of significant events in life, and even life itself, Dyer in conversation with longtime friend, fellow author, and professor in the Creative Writing program at UC Riverside, Andrew Winer examine the achievements of writers, painters, musicians, and athletes that have meant something to him as he approaches “late middle age.” With his signature playful charm and penetrating intelligence, he considers the intensifications and modifications of experience that come when an ending is within sight and moves us seamlessly from the brush strokes of J. M. W. Turner to the tennis strokes of Roger Federer.
This book on last things, written while life as we know it seemed to be coming to an end, is at heart, a tale about how to go on living with art and beauty.
Book signing to follow.
Mary Craig Auditorium
$5 SBMA Members $10 Non-Members
Purchase tickets at https://tickets.sbma.net/event-detail/parallel-stories-2022-05-26/