Musa Mayer on Her Memoir and the Guston Legacy

Musa Mayer, the sole offspring of Philip Guston and Musa Jane McKim Guston, contemplates her experience writing the 1988 memoir "Night Studio" and the challenges of being the daughter of a renowned artist. In her memoir, she articulates the mixed feelings of pride in her father's success and a sense of living in his shadow. She completed the book at 45, and was diagnosed with breast cancer a year later. The article highlights her continued involvement with her father's legacy through curation and writing. An installation view of "Life With P. Philip Guston: Paintings and Drawings 1964-1978" at Hauser & Wirth New York, 18th Street, is showcased, accompanied by a photograph from Thomas Barratt. Hauser & Wirth represents the estate.