Construction/ Deconstruction: The Artist as Oppositionist

Living in post war Paris, San Francisco of the 60s and London of the 70s, Bob Biderman witnessed and participated in the great social and cultural changes of our time, as writer, visual artist and educator.. Richly illustrated with the author's paintings and drawings, Construction/Deconstruction is a personal memoir exploring the responsibility of the artist during periods of social and political turmoil.

About the Author :
BOB BIDERMAN is a novelist, visual artist, editor and social historian. His books have been widely published by Gollancz, Hachette, Pluto, Walker, Chivers Atlantic, Contemporary Literature Series and Black Apollo Press. His articles have appeared in the Guardian, Independent, Visions of the City and Café Magazine.

Review :
LETTERS TO NANETTE, Contemporary Literature Series, San Francisco 1982 "Other wars have inspired not only best selling tales of heroic but also biting satires. Vietnam did not. Not, that is, until Bob Biderman gave us his superb Letters to Nanette..." About Books, American Library Association STRANGE INHERITANCE, Pluto Press, London, 1985 "This is a wonderful pot pourri of a book - part thriller, part contemporary history, part family saga... It is also gripping reading, beautifully written and, at times, very funny." Tribune KOBA, Victor Gollancz, London 1988 "A sharply compulsive narrative..." Oxford Times GENESIS FILES, Victor Gollancz, London 1988; Walker, New York, 1991 "Has a zip and freshness of narration hard to resist ... funny as well." Guardian JUDGEMENT OF DEATH, Victor Gollancz, London 1989; Walker, New York, 1992 "More red herrings than a Moscow fishmonger's" Yorkshire Post PAPER CUTS, Victor Gollancz, London 1990 Black Apollo Press, Cambridge 2009 "This is nothing is what it seems territory with a few extra twists, mayhem and a cruel message. Formidable!" The Sunday Times RED DREAMS, Black Apollo Press 1996; Hachette, Paris, 2008 "A coming-of-age adventure that leads from the straight-laced provinces of the American Midwest to the anarchy of 50's Hollywood. A compelling story - warm and humorous." Ozymandias EIGHT WEEKS IN THE SUMMER OF VICTORIA'S JUBILEE, Black Apollo Press, 2012 "What Biderman has done with the basic facts, which he clearly researched in detail, is to open them out so that larger issues are discussed." Wales Arts Review A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF COFFEE AND CAFES, Black Apollo Press, 2013 "Social history, fun and extraordinarily infectious - the sort of book that if dipped into you can't break away from." The Bookseller Magazine