A Century of the Artist's Studio 1920-2020 - by Iwona Blazwick (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

An innovative take on the artist's studio as refuge, stage and public site, with Brancusi, Bacon, Ringgold and more

This extensive catalog charts the many forms and incarnations of the artist's studio through the last century: as a laboratory or stage set; as place of refuge or a public space; as a site of resistance or an arena for communal activity. Featuring over 80 artists and collectives from around the world, A Century of the Artist's Studio focuses in two sections on "the public studio" and "the private studio," accompanied by six thematic essays and full-color plate sections of works by Brancusi, Fischli & Weiss, Roni Horn, Bruce Nauman, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Nikhil Chopra, Gutai Group, Inji Efflatoun, Francesca Woodman, Ai Weiwei, Marisa Merz, Faith Ringgold and Francis Bacon, among many others.