{"id":343887,"date":"2025-05-05T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/?p=343887"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:45:42","slug":"343887-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/343887-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside The Homes Of Artists Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creatives can\u2019t help but inhabit eclectic art-filled homes that reflect their life, work and travels around the globe, writes Laura May Todd<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Artist William Kentridge\u2019s dining room displays many of his works, including a drawing of a fish for one of his daughters. <\/span>Photograph: \u00a9 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud. All artworks by William Kentdrige, courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Artists\u2019 homes are often an extension of, and an insight into, their creative practice. What do they keep on their mantelpiece? What does their kitchen look like? Are they the type to cook lavish dinners for friends and acquaintances? Or are they the sort who only use the oven to store books? A peek inside someone\u2019s home can tell you so much about a person and the way they work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist agrees. In the introduction to the book, \u201cInside the Homes of Artists: For Art\u2019s Sake,\u201d he writes of visiting 19th-century painter Gustave Moreau\u2019s former home in Paris. It was, he says, \u201ca \u2018Gesamtkunstwerk\u2019 [total work of art], full of Moreau\u2019s drawings and collections. It was like looking into the mind of the artist, enabling me to start to understand his way of thinking.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The book\u2014published by Rizzoli and written by collector Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian\u2014invites readers into the private domains and studios of 24 of the most prolific artists working today. For all of them, the home plays a pivotal role in their practice: as a staging ground for in-process works; a compendium of inspirations and objects to be referenced; and often as an archive of rough drafts or discarded ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Claire Tabouret hand-painted the ceiling of her mezzanine library and the walnut bookcases were made by her husband, carpenter and musician, Nathan Thelen. <\/span>Photograph: \u00a9 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud. All artworks by Claire Tabouret, courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Some have filled their home with their own art, such as<\/span> the Los Angeles-based French artist <\/span>Claire Tabouret,<\/span> known for her evocative, figurative paintings<\/span>. Between the antique wooden ceiling beams of her 1920s cottage<\/span> in the neighborhood of Los Feliz, she<\/span> has painted vibrantly colored, fresco-like portraits inspired by Tarot cards\u2014yet based on real figures from her family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Others have banished their work almost entirely, preferring to keep a strict separation between studio and sanctum. This is the case with Indian artists Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher, acclaimed for their sculptures and installations\u2014Gupta\u2019s often incorporating everyday objects and Kher\u2019s exploring themes of identity and mythology. The couple say that while they sometimes bring art home from the studio, they choose not to fill their house completely with it. According to the couple, they see the primary purpose of their private domain as a place to welcome friends and family, especially in the form of intimate dinner parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The colorful dining room is Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher\u2019s favourite room in their house. <\/span>Photograph: \u00a9 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud. All artworks by Subodh Gupta \u00a9 Subodh Gupta, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, and Bharti Kher \u00a9 Bharti Kher, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The home of prolific South African artist William Kentridge<\/span>\u2014known for his evocative charcoal drawings, stop-motion animations, and multimedia installations\u2014<\/span>also centers family. Kentridge\u2019s Arts & Crafts-style Johannesburg house comes steeped in history. The artist\u2019s parents bought it in 1964 when he was just nine years old. After moving away and starting his own family, he returned to the house in the late 1990s with his wife and children, where they have been living ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of all the homes in the book, Kentridge\u2019s feels the most inextricable from his practice\u2014likely because of this history. He talks of his teenage years when he attempted\u2014and failed\u2014to build a makeshift studio in the garden. Later on, he turned the living room into his personal workspace, becoming the fulcrum around which his family revolved. Today, the living room is an inviting retreat, with several shelves of small bronze sculptures from his 2017 \u201cLexicon\u201d series presiding over heaving bookcases, a handsome hearth and several comfortable sofas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there is the Rio de Janeiro home of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, known for his large-scale experimental installations, which, as the author writes, \u201cmake or remake connections between the body and the mind, between ourselves and our surroundings, between different individuals, between humankind and nature, between the past, present, and future.\u201d Neto tells her he chose the apartment, sandwiched between the city\u2019s vibrant Copacabana beach and the soaring Sugarloaf mountain, for its proximity to nature. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Colorful tiles decorate Ernesto Neto\u2019s bathroom, which also has ceramics by Regina Kemp. <\/span>Photograph: \u00a9 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud. All artworks by Ernesto Neto, courtesy of the artist.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Throughout Neto\u2019s home one can sense a yearning for a closer relationship with the natural world. In addition to art, plants and a few pieces of mid-century Brazilian furniture is Neto\u2019s vast collection of objects made by the Indigenous communities of Brazil, which includes hanging textiles by the Shipibo and Huni Kuin tribes, who he praises for the sophisticated knowledge they have developed for working in sync with the earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It would be convenient to declare a thread that winds its way through these homes, but inevitably every one is deeply personal. Yes, they are filled with art, and are largely eccentric and luxurious, teeming with beautiful souvenirs from extensive travels and covetable antique furniture. But once you get into the minute details of why these artists have chosen to furnish their lives just so, it\u2019s clear that each of their spaces is as unique to them as their practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

No longer just for nobility, find out how tapestry is weaving its way into contemporary design<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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Creatives can\u2019t help but inhabit eclectic art-filled homes that reflect their life, work and travels around the globe, writes Laura May Todd Artist William Kentridge\u2019s dining room displays many of his works, including a drawing of a fish for one of his daughters. Photograph: \u00a9 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud. All artworks by William Kentdrige, courtesy of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232770370,"featured_media":343888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1393,1399],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-343887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-home-and-design"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf4gbL-1rsz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":402,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/spotlight-on-morocco-the-creative-desert-oasis\/","url_meta":{"origin":343887,"position":0},"title":"Spotlight on Morocco: The Creative Desert Oasis","author":"Procurement Admin","date":"January 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The rich heritage and natural splendor of the Northern African country have long captivated artists from around the world, writes Mandi Keighran Marrakech, Morocco | Morocco Sotheby's International Realty Morocco is a land of breathtaking landscapes, vibrant colors and timeless architectural splendor that has inspired creatives throughout history, from fashion\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art and Culture"","block_context":{"text":"Art and Culture","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/category\/art-and-culture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Header-2.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":435,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/inside-hong-kongs-unique-design-scene\/","url_meta":{"origin":343887,"position":1},"title":"Inside Hong Kong\u2019s Unique Design Scene","author":"Procurement Admin","date":"March 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In a city of exciting contrasts, designers get creative with craft and culture, merging styles and solutions, writes Angela Hui Organic materials and lines at M.R. 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