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All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London. L to R: "Untitled," c. 1977-78, 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. Gelatin silver print. / "Angels, Calendar Notebook," c. 1977-78, 8 3/4 x 7 in. Found notebook with gelatin silver prints. / "Untitled," c. 1977-78, 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. Gelatin silver print. / "Untitled," c. 1977-78, 4 9/16 x 4 11/16 in. Gelatin silver print. / "Some Disordered Interior Geometries," c. 1980-81, 9 x 6.5 in. Found notebook with gelatin silver prints. / Woodman, Francesca. "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books." MACK, 2023 © MACK

"Untitled," c. 1977-78, 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

“Francesca Woodman: The Artist’s Books” in London

Francesca Woodman’s eight unique artist books demonstrate the artist’s nuanced and sophisticated approach to narrative and sequencing. Don’t miss two opportunities in London to learn more about these remarkable works.

Cover of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, UK, 2023. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London; MACK.

Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books with Collier Schorr, Justine Kurland, Moyra Davey, Drew Sawyer at Rizzoli Bookstore

Collier Schorr, Justine Kurland, and Moyra Davey are in conversation with Drew Sawyer to celebrate the launch of Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books. This event was held at Rizzoli Bookstore on June 28, 2023, with an introduction by Lissa McClure of The Woodman Foundation.

L to R: Cover of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, UK, 2023. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London; MACK / Graphic Courtesy Rizzoli Bookstore.

Cover of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, UK, 2023. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London; MACK.

EVENT: “Francesca Woodman: The Artist’s Books,” June 28 at 6:45-8:30pm, Rizzoli Bookstore, New York

‍Please join us for a conversation on Francesca Woodman with Collier Schorr, Justine Kurland, Moyra Davey and Drew Sawyer to celebrate the launch of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist’s Books.”

L to R: Cover of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, UK, 2023 / All artist’s books by Francesca Woodman. Covers and spreads from “Some Disordered Interior Geometries," 1980 / "Quaderno dei Dettati e dei Temi," 1978-1980 / “Quaderno," 1978 / "Untitled (Pilgrim Mills)," 1977-1978 / "Angels, Calendar, Notebook," 1977-1978 / "Portraits, Friends, Equations," 1977-1978 / "Untitled (Self-Deceit)," 1978 / "Portrait of a Reputation," 1976-1977. Image courtesy MACK. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

Cover of "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, UK, 2023.

COMING JUNE 2023: "Francesca Woodman: The Artist's Books,” MACK, London, England, 2023

"Francesca Woodman: The Artist’s Books" collects for the first time every page of all eight of Francesca Woodman’s unique artist’s books in one comprehensive volume, including two newly discovered books which have never before been seen alongside better-known titles such as "Some Disordered Interior Geometries."

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

"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.

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