Alistair Gentry Books

This UK-based artist and writer crafts diverse work seen across digital media, radio, television, stage, galleries, film festivals, print, and the net. Their creations, often provocative and experimental, delve into the complexities of human experience and identity. With an international reach, including participation in significant events like the Venice Art Biennale, this artist consistently pushes the boundaries of artistic expression, offering readers and viewers unique and unconventional perspectives.

Uncanny Valley
186 pages
7 hours of reading
4.5(4)Add rating
Featuring a blend of surrealism and dark humor, this collection showcases bizarre and thought-provoking tales. Characters include a magic talking dog with a violent streak, a robot maid caught in a web of obsession, and a bookseller whose life is overtaken by a novel. Themes of love, deviance, and existential crisis unfold against a backdrop of absurdity, including spontaneous combustion and artistic critique. Each story offers a unique lens on the human experience, blending the fantastical with the unsettling.
Career Suicide
Why do some artists spend their whole careers doing stupid stuff like mutilating mannequins or painting old bits of wood with baffling phrases? Why does everyone in the art world get paid, apart from the artists? Why do most art students spend years doing their MA, closely followed by them doing sweet FA? Who are the HoWiAs, and what the hell do they think they're doing? Artist and writer Alistair Gentry reveals all... it's career suicide!

Uncanny Valley

Career Suicide