Best Katy Hessel Podcasts (2024)

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

2h ago1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

19d ago54:57

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A woman tells her son about his early life. About the months and years that he will by now have forgotten. When he was a baby, then a toddler, and when she was going into battle every day. For him first, and only then for herself. It’s a battle fought on many fronts. Against exhaustion, against time, against the loss of selfhood, against an increas…

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Sotheby's Talks – Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection, with Lady Burlington 42:46

17d ago42:46

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In celebration of Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection inspired by Duchess Deborah, join British fashion journalist Charlie Porter in conversation with Erdem Moralıoğlu, Creative Director of ERDEM, and Lady Burlington. Together they will discuss Moralıoğlu's creative process in designing a collection inspired by Duchess Deborah, drawing upo…

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Bonus: Krasner's Way with Eleanor Nairne 25:38

25d ago25:38

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Katy speaks with Eleanor Nairne, who first introduced her to Lee Kranser’s work. Back in 2019, Nairne exhibited a groundbreaking retrospective of Lee Krasner’s work while she was senior curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Today she is the Keith L. and Catherine Sacks Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Mus…

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Cat Bohannon on the female body 31:49

18d ago31:49

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the author, poet, scholar, and scientific researcher Cat Bohannon. Now, while this episode is not going to be centred totally on art, it is going to be looking closely at women’s bodies – and what might have contributed to the lack of knowledge about women in wider history. Because Cat Boha…

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Sotheby's Talks – Creative London: An Artistic Crossroads, with Grayson Perry 56:57

20d ago56:57

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Has London's cultural power essentially radiated outwards, influencing artists and creatives across the world? Or is London's creative preeminence dependent on the influx of global talent that has galvanised its artistic scene? In this panel discussion, curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford, journalist Dylan Jones, museum director Tim M…

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Episode 6: A Phoenix From the Ashes 24:57

22d ago24:57

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1956. New York City. After Pollock’s death, Krasner balances her new role as executor of his estate and her ambitions to continue making art. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

24d ago1:00:16

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The biographies of several artists, all named G, form a kind of exoskeleton to Rachel Cusk’s latest novel Parade, encasing the book’s other captivating strands—the story of an unprovoked attack on a Parisian street, the story of a couple on a remote island, the story of a suicide at a museum, the story of the death of a mother. Elements which thems…

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Amy Hale on Ithell Colquhoun 45:18

28d ago45:18

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world expert in myths, folklore, and occultism in art, Dr. Amy Hale speaking on the great surrealist Ithell Colquhoun!An Atlanta based writer, curator and critic, Hale’s interests range from contemporary magical practice to the history of art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has helped…

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Episode 5: The Kiss of Death 22:49

29d ago22:49

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1955. Upper West Side. Jackson Pollock seeks help from a psychotherapist practicing controversial methods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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London: An Artistic Crossroads | Gallery Open House 1:17:14

1M ago1:17:14

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London has long been a cultural melting pot for artists from around the world who, in their own unique ways, have revealed with each touch of a brush, the impact of the dynamic environment in which they found themselves. So in celebration of its role in the artistic journeys of so many, Sotheby’s has partnered with Art UK to showcase 12 extraordina…

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Sam Taylor-Johnson 44:44

1M ago44:44

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed photographer, filmmaker and director, Sam Taylor-Johnson. Born in Croydon and educated at Goldsmiths, where she was among the stars of the 1990s British art scene Taylor Johnson made her name with her non-narrative films, such as Method in Madness, where a young man appears to …

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William Blake: Artist, Poet and Visionary, with Andrew Graham-Dixon and John Higgs 56:30

1M ago56:30

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With a rare first edition of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience about to go under the hammer, in this episode a panel of experts have come together for a conversation about the poet, artist and visionary. Chair and cultural critic Shahidha Bari is joined by art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, cultural historian John Higgs and Sothe…

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Episode 4: Jackson Pollock Inc. 29:32

1M ago29:32

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1945. East Hampton. Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock start a new life in a farmhouse 100 miles east of New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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When Radical Art meets Obscene Wealth, with Hari Kunzru 56:55

1M ago56:55

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Last week we were joined in the bookshop by Hari Kunzru, whose new novel Blue Ruin is a deeply unsettling, and intensely thought provoking reflection on the impact capital has on people, but also on art, and those who create it. It is the perfect final instalment—alongside White Tears and Red Pill—in Hari Kunzru’s own trois couleurs —a loose trilog…

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Chloe Aridjis on Leonora Carrington 39:40

1M ago39:40

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed writer and novelist, Chloe Aridjis, speaking on her friend, LEONORA CARRINGTON!Born in New York City, raised in the Netherlands and then Mexico City, Aridjis is a writer of numerous award-winning books, including three novels: Book of Clouds, Asunder, and Sea Monsters. Aridjis …

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Episode 3: The Collector 33:48

1M ago33:48

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1942. Midtown. Peggy Guggenheim arrives, opens a gallery and gives hungry artists hope. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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Natalie Haynes on Medusa 33:50

2M ago33:50

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed classicist, mythologist, comedian, writer and broadcaster, Natalie Haynes!The author of eight books, three non-fiction and five fiction, Haynes is hailed for her retellings of ancient myths, and the story of the Trojan War from a female point of view in her highly acclaimed A T…

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Episode 2: Inner Rhythm 29:48

2M ago29:48

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1936. Brooklyn. A young Lee Krasner leaves home and starts to create a kind of art America has never seen before. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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Sheila Heti on Alphabetical Diaries 50:07

2M ago50:07

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Last week we were joined by the wonderful Sheila Heti to celebrate the launch of her Alphabetical Diaries. In taking a decade of her journals, sorting the sentences alphabetically, then paring them down to about a tenth of their original length, Sheila Heti has freed a slice of her life from the shackles of time and in doing so has extracted some o…

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Judy Chicago 37:02

2M ago37:02

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most pioneering and revelatory artists alive, Judy Chicago. Born Judith Sylvia Cohen, then Judy Gerowitz, but changed it to Judy Chicago to renounce the name of her first husband to instead adopt the name of her birth city instead, Chicago has been at the forefront of art since t…

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Episode 1: Crash 21:56

2M ago21:56

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1956. Paris. An artist named Lee Krasner learns that her husband is dead. The entire season will be available to subscribers starting with episode two, on Friday, May 24th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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BONUS: Celebrating Dylan Thomas with Cerys Matthews…with exclusive live music from Flora Hibberd! 57:26

2M ago57:26

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To celebrate Dylan Thomas Day 2024 we’re delighted to share this recording of our recent event with award-winning songwriter, author and broadcaster Cerys Matthews. The evening also featured live music from Flora Hibberd and her band, including a brand new song composed for this evening. Enjoy! More from Cerys Matthews: Out of Chaos Comes Bliss: ht…

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Naomi Beckwith on Senga Nengudi 37:08

2M ago37:08

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I am so thrilled to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most esteemed curators in the world, Naomi Beckwith. Currently the Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, where she plays an instrumental role in shaping the museum’s vision, Beckwith’s career has seen her curate so…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on Memory, Migration and Model Minorities 1:03:03

2M ago1:03:03

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A few weeks ago, we welcomed Pulitzer Prizewinner Viet Thanh Nguyen to Shakespeare and Company to discuss his engrossing new work A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial, a book about family, and memory, and storytelling, and history, on all the levels that it impacts upon a life. Buy A Man of Two Faces here: https://www.shakespeareandc…

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Rose B Simpson 37:42

3M ago37:42

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I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is one of the most exciting artists working in the world right now, Rose B Simpson.An artist working across mediums that span from sculpture to performance, painting and ceramics, Simpson is hailed for her life size clay figures which she adorns with a plethora of symbols, extended antennas an…

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Death of an Artist Season 2: Krasner and Pollock 3:27

2M ago3:27

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On May 17th, Death of an Artist returns with an all new season hosted by Katy Hessel about the woman who made the modern art world: Lee Krasner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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Catherine Morris on Judith Scott 36:16

2M ago36:16

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THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews Catherine Morris of the Brooklyn Museum, on the great artist JUDITH SCOTT – launching on what would have been Scott's 81st birthday!!Scott (1943–2005) was an American artist hailed for her fibre-based sculptures that merge wheels, trolleys, locks and chairs with bundles of threads, and whose bril…

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