Francesca Woodman: The Artist’s Books is a monumental publication by MACK that unveils the most intimate aspect of the artist’s prolific but short career. While Woodman is world-renowned for her haunting self-portraits, her bookmaking practice remained largely private. This 416-page volume reproduces every page of her eight unique artist’s books, crafted within the pages of found 19th-century notebooks and ledgers. The high-fidelity printing captures the interplay between Woodman’s ethereal silver gelatin prints and the antique handwriting and diagrams of the original books. By presenting these works in their entirety, the monograph reveals Woodman as a sophisticated editor of her own image, using the book format to create complex, layered narratives of identity and disappearance.
