This Is not a Hoax Andrew Dorchak including those about the nature

including those about the nature of crime

and literature

and ultimately of the process of writing itself

his university studies

Grounded in current knowledge about bipolar disorder and its treatment

This Is not a Hoax Andrew Dorchak including those about the natureThis Is Not a Hoax shows how the work of some contemporary artists and writers intentionally disrupts the curatorial and authorial practices of the country's most respected cultural institutions: art galleries, museums, and book publishers. This first ever study of contemporary Canadian hoaxes in visual art and literature asks why we trust authority in artistic works and how that trust is manifest. It claims that hoaxes, far from being merely lies