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Nina Simone's gum / Warren Ellis.

by Ellis, Warren, 1965-

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Faber & Faber Limited, 2021.

Ellis, Warren, 1965- -- Art collections.

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003 -- Miscellanea.

Souvenirs (Keepsakes)

Collectors and collecting.

9780571365623 (hc)

199 p. : ill. (some color), color map ; 21 cm.

"On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr 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 Dr 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; a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year. Nina Simone's Gum 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."--Publisher.

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