BOOK CLUB READERS’ GUIDE TO THE WAR OF ART BY PHILIP BLACKPEAT
	Fact vs. fiction •        What's the truth about Proust? •        Are there references in Proust’s literary works or biography that the author misses that would        give you a hint about the basis for Proust’s characters?   •        Which of  the 20th Century events recounted in The War of Art reflect reality or the author’s        imagination? •        What's the truth about Guernica’s history? •        Is the book believable?  Which concepts were far out and which were probable? The nature of art •        Is art revolutionary? •        If so, in what instances has art changed or affected the course of history? •        What is art? •        Urine on canvas, feces in jars, ants moving sand around?  Do they qualify? •        Is art anything an artist says it is?  Does someone have to be willing to pay for it? The nature of beauty •        Do the standards of beauty change over time? •        What is the ultimate standard of beauty today? •        What do you think of the Renoir nudes?