SADR HAGHIGHIAN, Natascha; FAIZAL, Nihaal (ed.); SUBRAMANIAN, Sarasija (ed.)
Robbie Williams

A dense book that considers Natascha Sadr Haghighian’s amazing 2008 project at MaMbo, Solo Show, for which she imagined the figure of “Robbie Williams”—the artist, not the singer—as a device to explore the artist as an institution.

Across interviews, notes, essays, press releases, a slideshow, and a multiple-choice test, Natascha, Seda, Ashkan, Uwe, and Robbie— two artists, an assistant, a writer, and the proprietor of an artwork production compan—unpack the myth of the solo artist and his “solo show.”

With contributions by:

Natascha Sadr Haghighian is constantly at odds with the art world and asks Seda to deal with it.

Seda Naiumad is an assistant since 2006. She also has her own practice.

Uwe Schwarzer is the founder and director of mixedmedia berlin. The company produces artworks for contemporary artists in an extensive range of materials, techniques, and dimensions for exhibitions and projects in international museums and galleries since 1999.

Ashkan Sepahvand is an artist, writer, and researcher. He was born in Tehran, Iran, grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and lives and works between Berlin and Oxford. His practice takes time. An interest in words and bodies shapes his enquiries. Projects take the form of performances, publications, and regular collaborations with friends. 

Robbie Williams—the artist, not the singer.

[publishers’ note, remixed]

Published by reliable copy, 2025
Monographs / Artists' Writings / Conceptual Art / Documents