L to R: 1-6: Spreads from "Some Disordered Interior Geometries,” c. 1980-81. From original artist book, 24 pages + cover | "Almost a Square," 1977, 4 7/16 x 4 9/16 in. | "Angels," c. 1977-78, 3 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. | "Untitled," c. 1977-78, 4 9/16 x 4 11/16 in. | All gelatin silver prints. Artist's book images courtesy MACK. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman. Spread from "Some Disordered Interior Geometries,” c. 1980-81. Image courtesy MACK. Artwork © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
"Some Disordered Interior Geometries," Rome, Italy: "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Francesca Woodman was a frequent visitor to the Maldoror bookshop during the year she spent studying in Rome. In the hours she spent rooting through the stacks there, she began to collect old notebooks filled with elaborate handwriting exercises and objective mathematical lessons, all in Italian.
L to R: All artworks by Francesca Woodman. “Splatter Paint,” Rome, Italy, 1977-78. 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in / “Untitled,” Italy, 1977-78. 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in (Giuseppe Gallo with Francesca Woodman) / All gelatin silver prints / Giuseppe Gallo, Bruno Ceccobelli, Francesca Woodman, Angelo Segneri, and Gianni Dessi installing the exhibition “Cinque Giovani Artisti" at Galleria Ugo Ferranti, Rome, 1978, photo © Mimmo Capone / Ugo Ferranti Archive / 4-5: Invitation card for “Cinque Giovani Artisti" at Galleria Ugo Ferranti, Rome, 1978. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Francesca Woodman. “Splatter Paint,” c. 1977-78. 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Ugo Ferranti Gallery, Rome, Italy: "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
"While I was in Rome my Junior year I began to work with the ideas that presently occupy me,” Francesca Woodman wrote in 1980. “I also met a number of Italian artists who shared similar concerns in other mediums. In June we had a show at the Ugo Ferranti Gallery, my first exhibition in a prestigious gallery. That year I also showed at the Libreria Maldoror, a book store and gallery specializing in Futurist and Dada Literature. The owners introduced me to many rare books and writers, ets.”
L to R: Contact sheet and artworks by Francesca Woodman. Contact sheet, Italy, c. 1978. 10 x 8 in. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art / Project sketch by Francesca Woodman, c. 1978 / “Untitled,” 1978. 4 9/16 x 4 9/16 in. Gelatin silver print / “Untitled,” 1978. 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman. Contact sheet, Italy, c. 1978. 10 x 8 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
"Ideas in Antella," Antella, Italy: "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Francesca Woodman was deliberate about the photographs she made, frequently sketching in her journal and jotting down notes about her concepts and intentions. Here you can see the evolution of some specific “Ideas in Antella:” first as simple drawings, then translated from photographic negatives to a contact sheet, and finally as the pair of lush and mysterious gelatin silver prints now on view at Marian Goodman Gallery New York.
L to R: “Untitled," c. 1976. 4 11/16 x 4 11/16 in. | “Untitled," c. 1976. 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. | “Untitled,” c. 1976. 5 3/16 x 5 3/16 in. | Images 4-7: “Untitled,” made at La Specola, Florence, Italy, c. 1971. All gelatin silver prints. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled," c. 1976. 4 11/16 x 4 11/16 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
La Specola Museum, Florence, Italy: "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories,” Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Over the course of Francesca Woodman's solo exhibition "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories" at Marian Goodman Gallery New York, we’ll be sharing additional images and materials from Woodman’s archive which shed light on her process and elaborate on specific works currently on view.
L to R: Installation views, "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, 2021. Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery. Photos by Alex Yudzon.
Installation view, "Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, 2021. Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo: Alex Yudzon
"Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories" at Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York, 2021
This solo exhibition of vintage photographs by Francesca Woodman includes more than twenty previously unseen works and draws on the artist's writings about her practice in newly available archival material from the Foundation's holdings. The show presents thematic threads and groupings of images in relational contexts, offering a fresh perspective on Woodman's work.
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1978, 8 3/8 x 8 9/16 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
ON VIEW: Francesca Woodman in “New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century” at BAMPFA, Berkeley, California, 2021
This ambitious survey of recent feminist practices in contemporary art begins with Lucy Lippard’s observation that feminist art is “a value system, a revolutionary strategy, a way of life.” While the majority of works on view were made in the first two decades of this century, highlighting the wide-ranging concerns and multiple perspectives of contemporary artists, influential works made by artists of earlier generations are also featured, including three photographs by Francesca Woodman.
Envelope for letter from George Woodman in Boulder, Colorado to Francesca Woodman in Rome, Italy, October 19, 1977. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Betty Woodman, Francesca Woodman, and George Woodman in “Interior Scroll or What I Did on My Vacation” at S&S Corner Shop, The Art Building, Springs, New York, 2021
We are pleased to announce that this exhibition includes a selection of correspondence written between Betty, Francesca and George Woodman in 1978, as well as Francesca Woodman’s “Selected Video Works,” 1976-1978.
L to R: Installation view, “Rincontrarsi a Venezia,” Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy, 2021, including “Untitled,” 1980. 101.93 x 36.62 in. Diazotype / "Self-Deceit #2,” 1978, from the "Self-Deceit" series, 3 9/16 x 3 1/4 in. / “Self-Deceit #7,” 1978, from the "Self-Deceit" series. 3 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. All gelatin silver prints. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Rome
Installation view, “Rincontrarsi a Venezia,” Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy, 2021. Artwork by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Rome
Francesca Woodman in “Rincontrarsi a Venezia” at Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy, 2021
LAST CHANCE TO SEE Francesca Woodman in Rincontrarsi a Venezia at Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy. On view through July 17, 2021.
Francesca Woodman. "#1" or "House #1" or "Abandoned House," 1976, from the "Abandoned House" series, 4 15/16 x 5 116 in. Gelatin silver print. Collection of the Addison © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman in "Learning to Look: The Addison at 90" at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 2021
The Addison has a long and important history with Francesca Woodman. It was the first institution to collect her work, purchasing six of her photographs in 1976. She had her first solo exhibition there that same year, including works she made while studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PLOTLINE 5: FRANCESCA WOODMAN / Traces of Performance
PLOTLINE 5 considers the performative aspects of Francesca Woodman’s practice. In her photographs and videos, Woodman claimed the female body as subject by using her own - staging and sequencing its movements, capturing it in motion. The bodily, temporal, and spatial concerns in Woodman’s work align her with the feminist performance art of her time. Woodman’s photographs reveal traces of her carefully constructed performative process.
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," c. 1979-80. 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Copyright Agency, Sydney
ON VIEW: Francesca Woodman in "The Body Electric" at National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, Australia, 2021
LAST CHANCE to see Francesca Woodman in "The Body Electric" at the National Gallery of Australia!
L to R: "Untitled," 1979. 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. Chromogenic print | "Untitled," c. 1979-80, 5 1/2 x 5 7/16 in. Gelatin silver print. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Italy
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1979. 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. Chromogenic print. © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Italy
ON VIEW: "Francesca Woodman: New York Works" at Victoria Miro Venice, Venice, Italy, 2020
LAST CHANCE to see "Francesca Woodman: New York Works" in Venice this week! On view through Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Victoria Miro Venice.