title: Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces
author: Hossein Amirsadeghi
description: Authors Maryam Eisler and Hossein Amirsadeghi spent a full year jetting and driving between the American coasts, peering into and documenting the private worlds of 115 artists.<br /> - <strong><em>Art &amp; Auction</em></strong><br /><br />Hossein Amirsadeghis just-personal-enough questions elicit fresh responses from established masters as well as rising stars.<br /> - <strong><em>Sotheby's</em></strong><br /><br />In depth Q&amp;As and behind-the-scenes photos capture the essence of modern art in this collection.<br /> - <strong><em>Entertainment Weekly</em></strong><br /><br />We find Laurie Simmons, Mickalene Thomas, Gregory Crewdson, and other darlings of contemporary art at their most open, poring over works in progress.<br /> - <strong><em>Architectural Digest</em></strong><br /><br />Not since Alexander Libermans classic The Artist and His Studio . . . has there been a more ambitious undertaking to broaden the scale of this sort of book with revealing studio photographs while also including insightful texts and wonderful interviews.<br /> - <strong><em>The Brooklyn Rail</em></strong><br /><br />Follows Amirsadeghis successful <em>Santuary: Britains Artists and their Studios</em>.<br /> - <strong><em>Christie's</em></strong><br /><br />Explores the relationship between surroundings and creativity, contrasting intimate visits to artist studios with explorations of Americas landscapes.<br /> - <strong><em>The Takeaway (WNYC)</em></strong><br /><br />A Route 66 kind of journey across Americas multifarious landscapes, stopping on the way to chat with a wide range of the countrys artists and getting a good snoop around their studios.<br /> - <strong><em>The Art Newspaper</em></strong><br /><br />Showcases photographs and interviews with established American artists in their studios.<br /> - <strong><em>ARTINFO</em></strong><br /><br />The line-up is an A-list of anyone who's anyone in the contemporary art world.<br /> - <strong><em>Cool Hunting</em></strong>
zlib_text: This interdisciplinary book explores the role of art in placemaking in urban envi-
  ronments, analysing how artists and communities use arts to improve their qual-
  ity of life. It explores the concept of social practice placemaking, where artists 
  and community members are seen as equal experts in the process. Drawing on 
  examples of local level projects from the USA and Europe, the book explores the 
  impact of these projects on the people involved, on their relationship to the place 
  around them, and on city policy and planning practice.
  Case studies are Art Tunnel Smithfield, Dublin, an outdoor art gallery and com-
  munity space in an impoverished area of the city; The Drawing Shed, London, a 
  contemporary arts practice operating in housing estates and parks in Walthamstow, 
  London; and Big Car, Indianapolis, an arts organisation operating across the whole 
  of this Midwest city.
  This book offers a timely contribution, bridging the gap between cultural  studies 
  and placemaking. It will