I don’t recall my first encounter with Isa Genzken’s work – there wasn’t a specific show or even a memorable moment. My initial experience of her practice was more of a subconscious attraction to several different works that built up until I finally noticed it all was coming from one person. Since the early 2000s, I’ve looked to Genzken time and time again: her unique aesthetic and her commitment to her practice are impressive to witness. There is risk and range in her work, which encompasses sculpture, installation, photography and collage. While Genzken has and does discuss her practice beautifully, she doesn’t seem to want to define it. There is a fluidity across her career in her not being definite, not stopping, not explaining – in moving on. There is a conceptual depth to Genzken in her exploration of consumerism, globalization, architecture and identity, and her engagement with socio-political responses.
Isa Genzken Reviewed in Frieze
'Isa Genzken’s Enduring Sartorial Influence' by Phoebe Philo and Marko Gluhaich