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The critic who saw everything — and understood what she saw. Ingrid Sischy (1952–2015) spent her life at the center of the art world, and Nothing Is Lost brings her finest writing back into print: thirty-five of her most vivid essays on art, fashion, photography, and celebrity culture.
Sischy was one of the most influential voices in cultural journalism: editor of Artforum in the 1980s, editor-in-chief of Interview for nearly two decades, a curator with an unerring eye for the new. Her subjects range from contemporary artists to the fashion designers and celebrities who defined their eras, all captured in prose that is conversational, curious, and quietly brilliant.
What sets these essays apart is Sischy’s gift for intimacy — she got closer to her subjects than almost anyone, finding the human story at the heart of the art. For readers of art criticism, cultural history, and great profile writing, this is a treasure.
Ingrid Sischy spent her life at the center of the art world — and Nothing Is Lost brings her finest writing back into print. This posthumous collection gathers thirty-five of her most vivid essays on art, fashion, photography, and celebrity culture.
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nSischy (1952–2015) was one of the most influential voices in cultural journalism: editor of Artforum in the 1980s, editor-in-chief of Interview for nearly two decades, and a curator with an unerring eye for the new. Her subjects range from contemporary artists and photographers to the fashion designers and celebrities who defined their eras, all captured in prose that is conversational, curious, and quietly brilliant.
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nWhat sets these essays apart is Sischy’s gift for intimacy — she got closer to her subjects than almost anyone, and her profiles reveal the person behind the public image. Whether she is writing about a painter’s studio or a designer’s atelier, she finds the human story at the heart of the art.
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nFor readers of art criticism, cultural history, and great profile writing, Nothing Is Lost is a treasure: the essential record of a critic who saw everything and understood what she saw.
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