Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In - Alive and
Working over a century apart, British photographer Julia
Margaret Cameron and American photographer Francesca Woodman experimented
very different ways of creating and understanding images. Yet, the
two share more similarities than expected. The two artists had a brief
career of less than 15 years; although neither enjoyed the
popularity and success during their lifetime, they were posthumously awarded
widespread praise. Their portraits exhibit ethereal qualities and
experimental ones that firmly connect them through time. \n \nThe catalog
beautifully illustrated, accompanying the exhibition of the same name at the National
Portrait Gallery in London, includes the most famous photographs of
Woodman and Cameron as well as less familiar images. The book begins with
three essays that consider Cameron and Woodman simultaneously and go to 10
thematic sections interspersed with works by both artists. Portraits to Dream
New connections are made between the work of two innovative photographers
who push the boundaries of the photographic medium and experiment with
ideas of beauty, symbolism, transformation and storytelling to produce certain
of the most fascinating and admired images in the history of art;
edited by Magdalene Keaney, with essays by Katarina Jerinic and Helen Ennis.
\n \nPublished on the occasion of the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of
London (United Kingdom) from March 21 to June 16, 2024 and at the Valencià Institute of Art
Modern IVAM in Valencia (Spain) from July 11 to October 20, 2024.
