Can Artist Writing Help Us?
When she hits a crisis point in the practice, or just needs some inspiration, Isobel Atacus often turns to artist writings to find a way through. Eva Hesse’s notebooks are her current go-to… Hesse gives recipe ideas (eggs and pernod anyone?), reflections on work, 1960s New York gossip and encouragement about staying with the practice and making it the anchor to a meaningful life. The writing shows how art is part of this enmeshed knot into which everything feeds. What’s not to love?
22 Jul 2026
