Publisher Description

Who are the companions of important contemporary artists? The art collector Anna Lenz explores this question in 20 conversations, providing insights not only into a wide variety of women's biographies, but also into ways of living with an artist.

Author Biography

Anna Lenz and her husband, Gerhard Lenz, have collected art for more than fifty years. Together, they hold one of the largest collections of art from the Epoche ZERO movement, which sought to distance itself from traditional art forms and terms in order start at point zero.

Table of Contents

Foreword The urge to keep on working, to write, has always been with me Antje von Graevenitz From the kind of rustling, Holweck always knew very well whether I was in good form Christiane Mewes-Holweck We're in a family business Christine Uecker It's great good fortune to live together for so long Danielle Morellet I never get bored Edith Talman Some days Otto and I think that together we SEE it all! Elizabeth Goldring-Piene For me he's not an artist, but a man Essila Paraiso I prefer the visual; I can deal with it better than the auditive Franziska Megert "My wife earns our daily bread, and I earn the bread rolls for Sunday" Gertrud Bartels I wanted to gather knowledge, attain insights Hannelore Ditz For myself I wish a place for books, art and friends Karin Girke All this is absolutely my life Kitty Kemr Dani Franque - a brief portrait as related by her daughter L

Review

"In compiling interviews of the women companions of artists of the Zero movement, this volume handles a unique subject in an interesting way. . . . Telling readers about her subjects on a very personal level,
Lenz highlights the strength and influence of these women both personally and as part of a couple. . . . Recommended."-- "Choice" (7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)

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"In compiling interviews of the women companions of artists of the Zero movement, this volume handles a unique subject in an interesting way. . . . Telling readers about her subjects on a very personal level, Lenz highlights the strength and influence of these women both personally and as part of a couple. . . . Recommended."

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