The Great Women Artists Gift Guide!
A round-up of art-inspired gifts, from Zaha Hadid salt shakers to the best art books around.
Dear Readers! With the Holiday season upon us, I wanted to share some art-inspired gift ideas. From kids’ books and trinkets to homeware and museum-themed stocking fillers; must-read books to more personal stuff I like – this is the ultimate Great Women Artists Gift Guide.
For those in London: I will be hosting the Christmas Art Evening at Hatchards Piccadilly (Floor 3) on Wed 29 November, 6–8pm. Join us for an Art Quiz (6.45pm kick-off – book prizes on offer!), merriment, and to get your book signed. Joining me are Talk Art’s Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, Jeremy Deller, Lauren Elkin and Olly & Suzi. All free to attend. See you there!
Happy Shopping. Katy Xoxo
Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilbert (ages 3–5), £12.95, via Phaidon
Frida Kahlo Secular Saint Candle, £16, via The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
Carolee Schneemann, £25, via GirlsOnTops
Rachel Whiteread Cashmere Blanket, £1,500, via House of Voltaire
The Story of Art Without Men (of course!) is available across the globe: UK, US, France, Germany, Spain and Italy!
Hepworth t-shirt (for kids!), £20, via The Hepworth Wakefield Shop
Making a Great Exhibition (kids’ book) by Doro Globus and Rose Blake, £14.95, via David Zwirner Books
Hannah Quinlan and Rose Hastings The Strike print, £950, via Counter Editions
Eileen Agar Angel of Anarchy t-shirt, £40, via Tate Shop
At the Bottom of the River, by Jamaica Kincaid, £9.99, via London Review Bookshop
Yoshitomo Nara Little Wanderer Snow Globe, £95, via MoMa Design Store
Stallion Bridget Jones scrunchie, £48, via GoodSquish
Ovu-Plate Dinner Plates, £125, via Anissa Kermiche
Mini Sausage Dog in Little Box, £9.95, via The Hambledon
Yuta Segawa Double Espresso Cup, £25, via Heals
Father Christmas Bubble Glass Candle Holder, £39.95, via Anna + Nina
Open Stitch Oversized Jumper, £485, via Bella Freud
Princess Mouse Little Sister in Mouse Box, £22.05, via small kins
The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell (children’s book), £8.99, via Waterstones
Anne Boleyn Necklace (any initial), £265, via Octavia Rose
Jordan Nassar x ICA Hoodie, £122, via ICA Boston
Talk Art: The Interviews by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, £25, via Waterstones
Iconic Women Christmas Decoration, £10 each, via Black and Bleech
Judy Chicago: Herstory, £59.95, via Phaidon
Artists Buttons: Edmund de Waal, Cornelia Parker, Rana Begum, Ai Wei Wei and more, from £175, to support Kettle’s Yard
DUO SALT AND PEPPER GRINDER - SET OF 2, £124, via Zaha Hadid Design
Towpath: Recipes and Stories, by Lori de Mori and Laura Jackson, £30, via Waterstones
No Breastfeeding In the Gallery Unless You’re A Virgin Caddy, £800, via Pollyanna Johnson
House of Disaster Moomin & Snorkmaiden LED Lamp, $26, via Lisa Angel
Antonia Showering: New Lives (2023), £3,000, via Counter Editions
Guerrilla Girls Baby Bib, £16, via Tate Shop
Stolen History: The Truth About the British Empire and How it Shaped Us, by Sathnam Sanghera, £8.99, via Waterstones
Guerrilla Girls Water Bottle, £36, via Tate Shop
Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, £49.95, via Phaidon
Angel Christmas Card, £3.75, via Courtauld Shop
Phyllida Barlow: Collected Lectures, Writing and Interviews, £32, via Hauser & Wirth
Toni Morrison - Women’s Prize Tee, £25, via Women’s Prize for Fiction
MoMa Yankees Adjustable Baseball Hat, £35, via MoMa Design Shop
Art Genius Playing Cards, £9.99, via Courtauld Shop
Sunday Afternoon at Whitechapel XVIIII (2023) by Chantal Joffe, (edition of 45), £550, via Whitechapel Gallery
Alexa Cornflower Girls Nightie, £60, via If Only If
Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, by Cat Bohannon, £25, via Waterstones
Candle, £82 each, via Loewe
Princes and the Pea Big Sister Mouse, £42.98, via small kins
Champion Crewneck Sweatshirt, $75, via MoMA Design Store
Entangled Life: Illustrated Addition, £30, by Merlin Sheldrake, via Bookshop.org
Fabriano Pencil Case, £48, via River Cafe Shop
The Milk of Dreams, Leonora Carrington (children’s book), £16.99, via Waterstones
Guerilla Girls The Advantages of Being A Woman Artist (poster), £12, via Tate Shop
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell, £9.99, via Faber
Corsi Resin Trays, £65/£95, via River Cafe Shop
Tate Kids Future Artist pink t-shirt, £10, via Tate Shop
The ekphrasis Collection (25 books), $375, via David Zwirner Books
Arnold Circus Stool, $180, via River Canaan
The Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History That Created Your World, Illustrated Version, (9+), by Peter Frankopan, £16.99, via Waterstones
Akari 3AD Light, $405, via Noguchi Museum Shop
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin, £25, via Bookshop.org
Supata Biswas Housewives with Stake Knives apron, £35, via Tate Shop
Carlo Moretti Venetian Highball Bora Glasses, £105, via River Cafe Shop
The Creative Act, by Rick Ruben, £23.75, via Bookshop.org
Moomin Reading Cross Stitch Kit, £25, via Waterstones
Anna Weyant 100% Cashmere Blanket, £1,500, via House of Voltaire
The Little Thing Is Sad (age 3-5) £20, via Cave Things
Sarah Lucas Honey Pie mug, £18.50, via Tate Shop
A Different Sound: Stories by Mid-century Women Writers, introduced by Lucy Scholes, £16.99, via Daunt Books
Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art & Artists by Marina Warner, £25, via Waterstones
Hatchereds. Drat! I leave London that very morning to come back to Scotland. Gutted!