“Another difficult thing that I experience is when after such a year of activity I have to empty my studio – completely. And I have found that this part only gets harder. You might think it gets easier, but I really just find it gets harder.”

— Isa Genzken

2001 - 2010, Out to Lunch with Isa Genzken' (2009)

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