GWA Newsletter: September

Some updates, plus my top cultural picks for the month – what to read, watch, listen to and do!

Dear Readers, I hope this newsletter finds you well and you enjoyed your summers.

The paperback of The Story of Art Without Men (fully illustrated with a new bonus chapter) is out now. I am delighted to say that Waterstones have chosen it as their Book of the Month!

Check out all these stunning window displays. I have loved seeing the wonderful ways different stores have styled them:

You may have also spotted our fabulous billboards in Shoreditch, featuring the immortal words of Artemisia Gentileschi - “I’ll show you what a woman can do”:

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We’ve got some very exciting events coming up:

Tuesday 17 September, 7pm: I will be in conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Union Chapel, London. Tickets here (with a 30% discount code!)

Thursday 26 September, 6.45pm: I will be at The London Library to ask curators Dorothy Price (Royal Academy: Making Modernism, Entangled Pasts), Hettie Judah (Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood) and Chris Bayley (Serpentine: Judy Chicago) about curating women artist-focussed exhibitions, and why they still matter in 2024. Tickets here.

Saturday 5 October, 10am: I will be at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to talk through 75 years of women artists, 1949–present day, as part of the festival’s 75th celebrations. Chaired by Jo Baring. Tickets here.

I’d love to see some of you there!

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In my latest Guardian article, I wrote about the art of Sister Mary Corita, whose iconic screen prints incorporated elements of pop culture, advertising, and scripture to spread messages of social justice, hope and love. Read now.

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More on the Substack: The Power of Art

I wrote about Mary Husted and a story of a mother and son that, for me, encapsulates the power of art. You can read that here.

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The Great Women Artists Podcast is back this Autumn with a fantastic art and literary line-up. To get excited, listen to our archive (over 130 episodes).

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And now for some of my top cultural picks, to make the colder months more bearable... Enjoy! Xoxo Katy

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5 Great Things To Read

1. Celia Paul on Lucian Freud’s Sitters, via London Review of Books

2. Megan Nolan on AI and creativity, via The New Statesman

3. Sophia Nguyen interviews Katherine Rundell, via The Washington Post

4. Helen Charman: Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood

5. How should we create things?, via The New Yorker

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6 Great Shows To See

1. Immortal Apples, Eternal Eggs at Hastings Contemporary

2. Louise Bourgeois at Compton Verney

3. Anya Gallaccio at Turner Contemporary

4. Yi Liu at Cob Gallery

5. Tracey Emin at White Cube

6. Nairy Baghramian at South London Gallery

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5 Great Things to Listen To

1. David Nicholls on Desert Island Discs

2. Close Readings: Jane Austen, Simone de Beauvoir and Herodotus on The LRB Podcast

3. Time: Keeping Digital Art Alive on Immaterial: The Met Podcast

4. How To Publish A Bestseller on The Rest Is Entertainment

5. The Women Who Shaped the Ancient World on Intelligence Squared

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5 Great Things To Watch / Do

1. Three Salons at the Seaside via BBC iPlayer.

2. Sing Sing

3. The Outrun + a post-screening Q&A with the director and producers at The Barbican - 19th September.

4. Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket (13th September - 14th December)

   

5. London Design Festival (14th - 22nd September)

   

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That’s it from me! Happy GWA’ing. Thank you for reading this Substack. If you think someone else might enjoy this too, please spread the word and share this post!