Open Studio invites you into the private studios of seventeen of the most celebrated contemporary artists as they draw, paint, sculpt, or design an original project for readers to recreate at home. Join George Condo as he creates a paint-by-numbers portrait, William Wegman as he watercolors whimsical scenes of his beloved Weimaraners, and Mickalene Thomas as she makes an artist’s book out of collage.
About the Authors
Amanda Benchley is a freelance filmmaker and journalist and the co-author of Artists Living with Art. She has worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sotheby’s, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and New York Observer.
Sharon Coplan Hurowitz is an independent curator, art advisor, and print publisher, author of John Baldessari: A Catalogue Raisonné of Prints and Multiples and a contributor to Letters to Ellsworth.
Casey Kelbaugh is a freelance photographer and the founder of arts-based nonprofit, Slideluck. His clients include Sotheby’s, MoMA, Art Basel and the Dia Art Foundation and he has chronicled the art world for The New York Times, ARTnews and Frieze Magazine.
About the Publisher
Headquartered in London and New York City, Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. Working with the world’s most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers, Phaidon produces innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, as well as illustrated books for children.
