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L to R: 1: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. | 2: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, “Apollo and Daphne,” 1622–1625, Galleria Borghese, Rome | 3: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 3 15/16 x 4 in. | 4: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. | - 5: Alexander Pope’s sketch of the shield of Achilles. MS 4808 © The British Library | 6: Cy Twombly, “Fifty Days at Iliam: Shield of Achilles,” 1978 © Cy Twombly Foundation | 7: Cover of Parentheses of Reception. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / BILDKUNST, Bonn
Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (11.43 x 11.43 cm) © Woodman Family Foundation / BILDKUNST, Bonn
Brooke Holmes on Francesca Woodman in "Parentheses of Reception," 2025: READING ROOM
Published in May 2025, the anthology "Parentheses of Reception" explores how the parenthesis, a rhetorical figure of speech and thought, can offer fresh insights into classical reception studies by conceptualizing Greco-Roman antiquity as being both “inserted into” and “remaining apart” from the present.
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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.
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