Lutz Bacher, Burning the Days: An Exhibition

This book brings together three newly commissioned essays by Kate Nesin, Juliane Rebentisch, and Emily LaBarge, who each approach American neo-conceptual artist Lutz Bacher’s (1943–2019) body of work from distinct yet intersecting perspectives. Bacher, whose work incorporates elements from popular culture, personal artefacts, and found objects, was known for being legendary but elusive in the California art scene. Published with an exhibition at Astrup Fearnley Museum (Oslo) and WIELS (Brussels), this catalogue is distinct in that it is the first major publication on the artist produced entirely after her death and without her direct involvement or design input.