Marit Paasche is an art historian and former head of research at the Norwegian Video Art Archive. She now works as an art critic, curator and writer.
'‘Sumptuously illustrated … Marit Paasche unfolds her exceptional research into the unique art and passionate, courageous life of the pioneering tapestry-maker and weaver of stories' - Times Literary Supplement, Marina Warner’s Books of the Year 'A timely biography of a woman who is once again regarded as a major artist. This is an excellent book for those interested in how artists' lives and times influence their art choices and for young artists interrogating art as social commentary. . . . Summing Up: Essential. All readers' - Choice 'Establishes Ryggen as a model of artistic and political engagement' - Best Art Books of 2019, New York Times 'Crackles with Ryggen’s idiosyncratic voice … indispensable to art historians and general readers alike' - Woman's Art Journal