Self, Made
Fourteen Modern Artists from the Sandor Family Collection
Will be published approx. on 14. July 2026
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-0-300-28855-1 (ISBN)
Description
An exploration of selfhood and self-presentation through the works of fourteen American artists
Reflecting on themes of selfhood and self-presentation, this broad collection of works by renowned and lesser-known artists offers a multifaceted look at the complexities of identity in the modern world. Self, Made brings together a wide-ranging collection of media-from photographs and paintings to drawings, sculptures, and film-with an emphasis on photography and work dubbed "outsider" art. Encompassing art by the famous and the anonymous in equal measure, the Sandor Family Collection inspires inquiry into the relationship that particular artists and works have with fame and popular culture.
Short biographies on Eddie Arning, Eugene von Breuchenhein, William Edmondson, Lee Godie, Jesse Howard, Annette Messager, Mr. Imagination, Martin Ramirez, Cindy Sherman, Bill Traylor, Kara Walker, A. R. "Slim" Wasson, John Waters, and Joseph E. Yoakum accompany brilliant new photography of their works, as well as views of the Sandors' unique art-filled Chicago home. In an interview with curator Matthew Witkovsky, Ellen and Richard Sandor share insights into their democratic collecting philosophy and consider how histories are often futures waiting to be made.
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition Schedule:
The Art Institute of Chicago
(June 27-November 9, 2026)
Reflecting on themes of selfhood and self-presentation, this broad collection of works by renowned and lesser-known artists offers a multifaceted look at the complexities of identity in the modern world. Self, Made brings together a wide-ranging collection of media-from photographs and paintings to drawings, sculptures, and film-with an emphasis on photography and work dubbed "outsider" art. Encompassing art by the famous and the anonymous in equal measure, the Sandor Family Collection inspires inquiry into the relationship that particular artists and works have with fame and popular culture.
Short biographies on Eddie Arning, Eugene von Breuchenhein, William Edmondson, Lee Godie, Jesse Howard, Annette Messager, Mr. Imagination, Martin Ramirez, Cindy Sherman, Bill Traylor, Kara Walker, A. R. "Slim" Wasson, John Waters, and Joseph E. Yoakum accompany brilliant new photography of their works, as well as views of the Sandors' unique art-filled Chicago home. In an interview with curator Matthew Witkovsky, Ellen and Richard Sandor share insights into their democratic collecting philosophy and consider how histories are often futures waiting to be made.
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition Schedule:
The Art Institute of Chicago
(June 27-November 9, 2026)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
71 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-300-28855-1 (9780300288551)
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Matthew S. Witkovsky is Richard and Ellen Sandor Chair and Curator, Photography and Media, and vice president for strategic art initiatives at the Art Institute of Chicago.