1st Edition

Nell Walden, Der Sturm, and the Collaborative Cultures of Modern Art

By Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe Copyright 2022
254 Pages 16 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 16 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 16 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Based on hitherto overlooked archival material, this book reveals Nell Walden’s significant impact on the Sturm organisation through a feminist reading of supportive labour that highlights the centrality of collaborative work within the modern art world. This book introduces Walden as an ardent collector of modern and indigenous art and critically contextualises her own art production in... Read more

Introduction: In the Margins of the Centre  1. Companion, Friend, and Fellow Combatant  2. The Walden Art Collection  3. Sturm Artist XIV  4. Securing Visibility, Maintaining Presence  5. Histories and Archives

Biography

Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe is senior lecturer in the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University.

"Skrubbe’s book – innovative both in content as well as in methodology – illuminates the inspiring ways in which Nell Walden had succeeded in claiming agency and control over her multifaceted role as a representative of Der Sturm. ... It is an absolute must-read for everyone professionally active in the field or wanting to learn more on Der Sturm and the indispensable role that Nell Walden has played in it."

--Konsthistorisk tidskrift/Journal of Art History

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