Francesca Woodman
Subtitle: alternate stories
By: [all texts and images by Francesca Woodman courtesy of Woodman Family Foundation ; Chris Kraus]
Contributors: Kraus, Chris; Marion Goodman Gallery; Woodman Family Foundation
Publisher: Marian Goodman Gallery
Published: 2021
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
ISBN-13: 9780944219508
Subjects: Exhibitions; Artistic Photography; Photographie artistique; Expositions
Work titles: Photographs
Description: "This elegant volume presents more than 40 vintage photographs by the pioneering American photographer Francesca Woodman (1958-81), many of which have never before been seen. These photographs span the creative arc of the artist's life, focusing on the varied thought processes, interests and influences that inspired her work. Clustered thematically, Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories highlights previously unexplored relational contexts, drawing deeply on Woodman's formative years in Providence, Rhode Island, and Italy, and featuring previously unpublished photographs and archival materials. In the newly commissioned essay "Impure Alchemy," critic and novelist Chris Kraus explores Francesca Woodman's life via her work, drawing upon her journals and letters as primary source materials, and exploring the technical means and literary strategies that animate Woodman's works. Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories portrays the artist's lasting impact on generations of artists, and offers a compendium of images, which, as Kraus writes, still "inspire new mysteries and questions.""--supplied by distributor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.