This monograph presents the first systematic and complete examination of the career of the American artist Sandy Skoglund, from her debut in the early 1970s until the present day.
A leading member of the generation that developed the concept of staged photography, Skoglund’s artistic practice is characterized by her continued exploration of the relationships between sculpture, installation, and photography.
Her labor-intensive settings, which often present enigmatic scenes, are informed by her enduring study of familiar places and situations, as well as her upbringing in postwar America. This publication, edited by Germano Celant, reconstructs the span of Skoglund’s personal and creative life through an interweaving of biographical information and relevant historical research, and a lavish selection of the artist’s works and writings, thereby making it a new and unique contribution to the literature on the artist.

Contents

Image Maker: Sandy Skoglund
Germano Celant

Chronology
edited by Kristen Ross

1946–1968
1969–1972
1973–1974
1975–1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982–1983
1984–1986
1987
1988–1989
1990
1991
1992
1993–1994
1995–1998
1999–2001
2002–2004
2005–2008
2009–2019

APPENDIX
List of Illustrations
Selected Bibliography

Italian Text
Image Maker: Sandy Skoglund
Germano Celant