Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel

Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel

On Being an Angel takes its title from a caption the artist inscribed on two of her photographsâ€•self-portraits with her head thrust back and her chest thrust forward. Typical of Woodmanâ€™s work in the way they cast the female body as simultaneously physical and immaterial, these photographs and the evocative title they share are apt choices to encapsulate the work of an artist whose legacy has been unavoidably colored by her tragic personal biography and her death, at age 22, by suicide. In less than a decade, Woodman produced a fascinating body of workâ€•in black and white and in colorâ€•exploring gender, representation, sexuality and the body through the photographing of her own body and those of her friends. Since her death, Woodmanâ€™s influence continues to grow: her work has been the subject of numerous in-depth studies and exhibitions in recent years, and her photographs have inspired artists all over the world. Published to accompany a travelling exhibition of Woodmanâ€™s work, Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel offers a comprehensive overview of Woodmanâ€™s oeuvre, organized chronologically, with texts by Anna Tellgren, Anna-Karin Palm and the artistâ€™s father, George Woodman.
Francesca Woodman (1958â€“81) was born in Denver, Colorado, to an artistic family and began experimenting with photography as a teenager. In 1975 she attended the Rhode Island School of Design, and in 1979 she moved to New York to attempt to build a career in photography. Woodmanâ€™s working career was intense but brief, cut short by her death in 1981.
Country USA
Brand Roli Books
Manufacturer Koenig Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 24620038
ReleaseDate 2016-01-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783863357504

Country	USA
Brand	Roli Books
Manufacturer	Koenig Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	24620038
ReleaseDate	2016-01-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783863357504

Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel

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