A richly illustrated survey of Alice Neel, the “painter of people” who captured the human comedy of the 20th century with empathy and candor. I Am the Century brings together 60 works alongside archival materials, tracing Neel’s artistic and personal journey. Essays by leading curators, scholars, and artists place her radical figurative practice within broader social and political contexts.

Blending realism and surrealism, intimacy and psychological depth, Neel portrayed artists, activists, friends, and strangers at a time when abstraction dominated. This bilingual (English/Italian) volume offers a compelling introduction to her enduring, deeply human vision.