Bettina’s Chelsea Archive: A Life Built in Room 503

The piece profiles Bettina Grossman, the elusive artist who turned Chelsea Hotel Room 503 into a lifelong archive of sculpture, photography and film; after a devastating fire destroyed her early work, she rebuilt her practice and developed a conceptual framework around space and perception. Through Yto Barrada’s Bettina book and a Glasgow International show, her work—now also digitized 8mm animation and expansive installations—receives overdue recognition.