When Francesca Woodman leapt to her death at the age of 22, she had only been a photographer for five years. Yet critics praised her blend of "mythology, literature, painting and photography" and marveled that she "had the rarest link with her medium." On Thursday, Francesca Woodman's retrospective will open at the Guggenheim, featuring 120 photographs and six newly discovered short films.
Whether you consider her a prodigy or someone who wouldn't have been famous if not for her untimely and dramatic death, Woodman seems to have anticipated our thirst for compelling, autobiographically-infused imagery that is now seen on a million Tumblrs. And while you're at the Guggenheim, check out John Chamberlain's exhibit. It's good for you.
Retrospective of Francesca Wood will be on display through June 13, 2012.
