Art 2.0 of the Deal: Donald J. Trump Hits the Wall

As our four year nightmare at the White House draws to a close, there's a woke dose of political satire hot off the press.On the heels of her first Trump skewer - Art 101 of the Deal: Donald J. Trump Off the Wall, award-winning illustrator and humorist Cathy Hull brings us more tour de Trump with Art 2.0 of the Deal: Donald J. Trump Hits the Wall.The family and their many associates are ripe fodder for Hull's sharp tongue and critical eye. Teaming up with Great Masters from Vermeer to Norman Rockwell, she pulls the curtain back on 45, whose boundless narcissism and nastiness is amplified through her unique satirical lens.Art 2.0 features a large cast of Trump cohorts, family and random targets, as they might engage visually and verbally with the reality show President. It's a world where, in the author's words, "life and fact are immeasurably stranger than fiction."Although the Trumps have decamped to Florida, they will dominate the landscape for years, if not decades, to come.Art 2.0 of the Deal is a fine dose of levity to all that madness and is a worthy addition to every library. Buy it now!

“Art 101 of the Deal – Trump Off the Wall” depicted Trump to a “T”. “Art 2.0 Of The Deal: Donald J. Trump Hits the Wall” scores another home run. Brilliant, witty, ‘predictive and addictive’ with its sad recognition of what Trump is and stands for. Hull combines a sense of history and reality (so we never forget what we lived through) -with a talent for making us laugh in the tragic/comedy of what we will always remember as not to be believed in our history. Her artistic and literary wizardry combine to take us on a kaleidoscopic journey which alternatively make us laugh and cry. Her craft has created an epitaph to a dark chapter and, uncannily, leaves the reader with a dark sense of what has been and may still come from Trump (see, eg..”Law & Disorder” before the Capitol Attack). And Hull also leaves the reader with a sense of brighter times ahead.“Art 2.0” is a collector’s anthology that will forever remind us of where we’ve been, illustrated with insightful and uproarious drawings and witticisms from the mind and hand of Cathy Hull – an extremely talented artist. It is not often that we get an historical anthology aka an hysterically funny anthology. This brilliant work deserves a place on everyone’s coffee table – if not cocktail table.

My review for Ms. Hull's first book, is equally true for this, her second. And more so. So here it is: What a pleasure to experience, witness, and enjoy a real artist at work, a consummate artist, and one with so many talents! This book is amazing: witty, thought provoking, deep, insightful. There's clarity, detail, and astounding luminosity with every re-made painting! Ms. Hull is also a clever and insightful thinker and writer: she has her own sly and clear vision of the disasters Trump hath wrought, juxtaposing her own well-chosen words while also cleverly quoting the president - quotes that sadly, accurately, reveal his lack of understanding and the depth and craziness of his lies. Ms. Hull is the perfect history teacher for our times!

Hull has produced an incredibly creative &satirical book, which merges real life politics with art. In years to come, readers will be able to see the craziness experienced during this time from an historical perspective. Hull has managed to cleverly hone in on the important aspects of living through a pandemic. Art 2.0 of the Deal is an important book to maintain in a collection, as is her previous satirical sequel Art 101 of the Deal.

At a time when every day brings new, petulant, childish (altho that seems unfair to children) actions on the part of DJT, this book is a joy to behold. Unlike its subject it is grown-up, sophisticated, truthful, thoughtful, insightful. And fun! If you're an art collector, museum goer or just plain looking for a pick up, this is it.