Michelle Grabner – författare

The image of a tortured genius working in near isolation has long dominated our conceptions of the artist's studio. Examples are abound: think Jackson Pollock dripping resin on a cicada carcass in his shed in the Hamptons. But times have changed; ever since Andy Warhol declared his art space a 'factory', artists have begun to envision themselves as the leaders of production teams, and their sense of what it means to be in the studio has altered just as dramatically as their practices. "The Studio Reader" pulls back the curtain from the art world to reveal the real activities behind artistic production. What does it mean to be in the studio? What is the space of the studio in the artist's practice? How do studios help artists envision their agency and, beyond that, their own lives? This forward-thinking anthology features an all-star array of contributors, ranging from Svetlana Alpers, Bruce Nauman, and Robert Storr to Daniel Buren, Carolee Schneemann, and Buzz Spector, each of whom locates the studio both spatially and conceptually - at the center of an art world that careens across institutions, markets, and disciplines.A companion for anyone engaged with the spectacular sites of art at its making, "The Studio Reader" reconsiders this crucial space as an actual way of being that illuminates our understanding of both artists and the world they inhabit.

Celebrating the extensive aesthetic scopes, strategies and styles that shape contemporary paintingFrom the Milwaukee Art Museum, 50 Paintings is a landmark survey devoted to the current discourse around painting. The book features 50 works created within the last five years by 50 international artists, whose practice illustrates painting’s vitality and relevance in this moment in contemporary art.

I Work from Home is a survey monograph on American painter Michelle Grabner (born 1962), presenting over 100 works from the past 20 years. The chosen works range from paintings of textile patterns appropriated from household fabrics to her more abstract, metalpoint pieces.