Hiding Making - Showing Creation: The Studio from Turner to Tacita Dean

by Rachel Esner (Editor), Sandra Kisters (Editor), Ann-Sophie Lehmann (Editor)

The artist, at least according to Honoré de Balzac, is at work when he seems to be at rest; his labor is not labor but repose. This observation provides a model for modern artists and their relationship to both their place of work-the studio-and what they do there. Examining the complex relationship between process, product, artistic identity, and the artist's studio-in all its various manifestations-the contributors to this volume consider the dichotomy between conceptual and material aspects of art production. The various essays also explore the studio as a form of inspiration, meaning, function, and medium, from the nineteenth century up to the present.

262 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2013

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This anthology is essential to anyone researching or trying to better understand the meaning of studios in contemporary art, craft & design practices. Historical & theoretical frameworks are offered to illustrate & unpack the meaning of the artist & process of making within a range of studio sites. A strong argument is made for continuation of research in the emerging field of studio studies that will move us beyond reductive interpretations of studio making.